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1.Easy

Which researcher found that cyclists rode faster when racing against others than when riding alone, in an early study of social facilitation?

  1. ARobert Zajonc
  2. BNorman Triplett
  3. CMuzafer Sherif
  4. DBibb Latané
2.Easy

When everyone in a group looks calm in an unclear situation, each person may conclude that nothing is wrong. This is called:

  1. APluralistic ignorance
  2. BDiffusion of responsibility
  3. CGroup polarisation
  4. DSocial loafing
3.Easy

Explaining a classmate's failed exam by saying "she is lazy" is an example of:

  1. AA conformity response
  2. BA self-serving attribution
  3. CA situational (external) attribution
  4. DA dispositional (internal) attribution
4.Medium

In the Robbers Cave study, hostility between the two groups of boys was reduced most by:

  1. ASimply having more contact during meals
  2. BWorking together on superordinate goals
  3. CCompetitive sports tournaments
  4. DSeparating the groups completely
5.Medium

Everyone laughs at a comedian, Sam laughs at this comedian but at no others, and Sam always laughs at her. Using Kelley's covariation model, the cause is most likely:

  1. ASam's mood that night
  2. BChance circumstances
  3. CThe comedian
  4. DSam's personality
6.Medium

Groupthink is most likely when a group:

  1. ASeeks advice from outside experts
  2. BContains many members who openly disagree and challenge the leader's views
  3. CIs highly cohesive, isolated and led by a directive leader
  4. DUses a formal devil's advocate
7.Hard

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

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

Pettigrew and Tropp's meta-analysis of over 500 studies on intergroup contact found that:

  1. AContact usually reduces prejudice; Allport's conditions add to it
  2. BContact has no measurable effect once prior attitudes are controlled
  3. CContact reduces prejudice only if all of Allport's conditions are met
  4. DContact usually increases prejudice unless groups are kept apart

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Norman Triplett
  2. 2. A · Pluralistic ignorance
  3. 3. D · A dispositional (internal) attribution
  4. 4. B · Working together on superordinate goals
  5. 5. C · The comedian
  6. 6. C · Is highly cohesive, isolated and led by a directive leader
  7. 7. B · They believed four other people could also hear the victim
  8. 8. A · Contact usually reduces prejudice; Allport's conditions add to it

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