Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Blaming an innocent out-group for one's own frustrations and problems is called:

  1. AReactance
  2. BScapegoating
  3. CGroupthink
  4. DSocial loafing
2.Easy

Assuming that an attractive person is also kind and intelligent is called the:

  1. AHalo effect
  2. BSpotlight effect
  3. CPrimacy effect
  4. DSleeper effect
3.Easy

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

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

Research comparing American and Indian participants found that the fundamental attribution error was:

  1. AAbsent in American participants
  2. BStronger among Americans, who live in a more individualist culture
  3. CStronger among Indians, who live in a more collectivist culture
  4. DExactly the same in both cultures
5.Medium

On a New York subway, a man who collapsed while carrying a cane was helped more often than a man who smelt of alcohol. Which model best explains this?

  1. AThe empathy–altruism hypothesis
  2. BThe arousal: cost–reward model
  3. CThe matching hypothesis
  4. DSocial identity theory
6.Medium

A friend suggests hitting a punching bag to "get anger out of your system". What does research by Bushman and others suggest?

  1. AVenting like this tends to increase later aggression
  2. BVenting helps only if done in front of the target
  3. CVenting has no effect on mood or on later behaviour
  4. DVenting reliably reduces anger and so lowers later aggression
7.Hard

A teenager adopts the style and opinions of an admired older cousin, but drops them once the two are no longer close. Kelman would call this:

  1. ACompliance
  2. BObedience
  3. CIdentification
  4. DInternalisation
8.Hard

Myers and Bishop found that students high in prejudice became more prejudiced after discussing racial issues with similar students, and low-prejudice students became less prejudiced. Which two explanations are usually given?

  1. AObedience and agentic state
  2. BSocial loafing and social facilitation
  3. CPersuasive arguments and social comparison
  4. DMatching hypothesis and proximity

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Scapegoating
  2. 2. A · Halo effect
  3. 3. C · The reciprocity norm
  4. 4. B · Stronger among Americans, who live in a more individualist culture
  5. 5. B · The arousal: cost–reward model
  6. 6. A · Venting like this tends to increase later aggression
  7. 7. C · Identification
  8. 8. C · Persuasive arguments and social comparison

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