Social psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. ADiffusion of responsibility
2. BSocial loafing
3. CGroup polarisation
4. DPluralistic ignorance

The matching hypothesis predicts that people tend to form relationships with partners who:

1. AHave opposite personalities
2. BLive far away from them
3. CAre similar to them in attractiveness
4. DAre much more attractive than them

A stereotype is:

1. AA feeling of liking for members of one's own group only
2. BA legal rule about groups
3. CA generalised belief about members of a group
4. DA negative behaviour towards a group

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

1. AOnly the partner who gives more than they get back
2. BOnly the partner who has fewer alternatives available
3. CNeither partner, as long as the total rewards remain high
4. DBoth the over-benefited and the under-benefited partner

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

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

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

1. ASeparating the groups completely
2. BSimply having more contact during meals
3. CCompetitive sports tournaments
4. DWorking together on superordinate goals

A prejudiced person explains an out-group member's kind act as "just luck" or "he was forced to" but explains an out-group member's crime as "that's how they are". This is:

1. AThe false consensus effect
2. BThe self-serving bias
3. CThe ultimate attribution error
4. DThe actor–observer bias

In the Clarks' doll studies, many Black children preferred a white doll and described it as "nice". This research was cited in a US court case because it suggested:

1. ASegregated schools improved self-esteem
2. BDoll preferences are fully innate
3. CSegregation harmed Black children's self-image
4. DYoung children have no racial awareness