Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Accepting a group's view both publicly and privately because you truly believe it is called:

  1. ACompliance
  2. BConversion
  3. CInternalisation
  4. DIdentification
2.Easy

Making a large request that will probably be refused, then a smaller one, is the:

  1. AThat's-not-all technique
  2. BFoot-in-the-door technique
  3. CDoor-in-the-face technique
  4. DLow-ball technique
3.Easy

When forming an impression of someone, information we receive first often has the greatest influence. This is the:

  1. APrimacy effect
  2. BSleeper effect
  3. CHalo effect
  4. DRecency effect
4.Medium

In Hofling's hospital study, a "doctor" phoned nurses and told them to give a dose of an unfamiliar drug that exceeded the label's maximum. Almost all the nurses started to comply. This shows:

  1. AInformational influence from the drug label
  2. BConformity to a group of peers
  3. CSocial loafing among hospital staff
  4. DObedience to authority in a real-world setting
5.Medium

According to equity theory, who is likely to feel uncomfortable in a relationship?

  1. ANeither partner, as long as the total rewards remain high
  2. BBoth the over-benefited and the under-benefited partner
  3. COnly the partner who has fewer alternatives available
  4. DOnly the partner who gives more than they get back
6.Medium

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. AIncreasing competition between pupils
  2. BSeparating pupils from different groups
  3. CMaking pupils depend on each other to succeed
  4. DRewarding only the best individual pupil
7.Hard

Bond and Smith's meta-analysis of Asch-type studies found that conformity was:

  1. AHigher in individualist than in collectivist cultures
  2. BRising steadily in the USA since the 1950s
  3. CExactly the same in all countries and time periods
  4. DHigher in collectivist than in individualist cultures
8.Hard

Latané and Darley's "seizure" study found that participants were least likely to help when:

  1. AThe victim was a close friend
  2. BThey believed they were the only one listening to the victim
  3. CThe experimenter was in the room
  4. DThey believed four other people could also hear the victim

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Internalisation
  2. 2. C · Door-in-the-face technique
  3. 3. A · Primacy effect
  4. 4. D · Obedience to authority in a real-world setting
  5. 5. B · Both the over-benefited and the under-benefited partner
  6. 6. C · Making pupils depend on each other to succeed
  7. 7. D · Higher in collectivist than in individualist cultures
  8. 8. D · They believed four other people could also hear the victim

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