Social psychology worksheet with answers

The social norm that we should return favours that others have done for us is called:

1. AThe social responsibility norm
2. BThe just-world belief
3. CThe reciprocity norm
4. DThe equity norm

Milgram used the term "agentic state" to describe a person who:

1. ASees themselves as acting for an authority, not for themselves
2. BFeels fully responsible for the harm they are causing
3. CActs entirely on their own conscience and their own moral values
4. DRefuses to follow orders that they think are wrong

Which term describes reduced effort when working in a group compared with alone?

1. AGroupthink
2. BSocial loafing
3. CSocial facilitation
4. DDeindividuation

Normative social influence is conformity based on:

1. AThe belief that the group has better information
2. BObeying a direct order
3. CPersonal moral principles
4. DThe wish to be accepted and liked by the group

LaPiere travelled across the USA with a Chinese couple in the 1930s. Almost every hotel and restaurant served them, but most later replied by letter that they would not serve Chinese guests. This shows:

1. AA gap between stated attitudes and behaviour
2. BThat prejudice against Chinese people did not exist
3. CThat written replies are more honest than actions
4. DThat general attitudes always predict behaviour

In Aronson's jigsaw classroom, each pupil learns one part of a lesson and teaches it to the group. This reduced prejudice mainly by:

1. ARewarding only the best individual pupil
2. BMaking pupils depend on each other to succeed
3. CSeparating pupils from different groups
4. DIncreasing competition between pupils

In Tajfel's minimal group studies, boys allocated points between an in-group and an out-group member. They often preferred options that:

1. AGave more to the out-group member so as to appear fair
2. BGave both boys the highest possible joint total of reward points
3. CSplit the points exactly equally between both groups
4. DMaximised the gap in their group's favour, even at a cost

Social identity theory (Tajfel and Turner) explains in-group favouritism mainly by:

1. AFear of punishment from the group leader
2. BPeople's need to maintain positive self-esteem through group membership
3. CGenetic similarity between group members, which favours helping relatives
4. DCompetition for limited resources only