Social psychology worksheet with answers

People tend to like things more simply because they have seen them often. This is the:

1. AFalse consensus effect
2. BMere exposure effect
3. CBystander effect
4. DHalo effect

Realistic conflict theory explains hostility between groups mainly as a result of:

1. APersonality traits of group members
2. BA lack of contact with others
3. CCompetition for limited resources
4. DMere membership of a group

Cognitive dissonance is:

1. ADiscomfort from holding conflicting beliefs or behaviours
2. BAgreeing with a group
3. CA disorder of perception
4. DForgetting information that conflicts with existing memories

Deindividuation refers to:

1. AThe process of forming a stable, separate personal identity during adolescence
2. BBecoming more individual when alone
3. CLoss of self-awareness and personal responsibility in groups or anonymity
4. DChoosing not to join any group

Aronson and Mills found that women who went through an embarrassing initiation to join a dull discussion group rated it more positively than those with a mild initiation. This is:

1. ASocial facilitation
2. BThe halo effect
3. CThe mere exposure effect
4. DEffort justification

Which concept describes believing that others share our opinions more than they actually do?

1. AHalo effect
2. BJust-world belief
3. CFundamental attribution error
4. DFalse consensus effect

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 they were the only one listening to the victim
3. CThey believed four other people could also hear the victim
4. DThe victim was a close friend

Festinger studied a group that predicted the end of the world on a certain date. When the prophecy failed, many members:

1. AImmediately abandoned the group and its leader
2. BAdmitted publicly that they had been foolish
3. CWithdrew from contact with all outsiders and the media altogether
4. DBecame more committed and tried harder to recruit