Social psychology worksheet with answers

A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when:

1. AA group makes a riskier decision than its members would alone
2. BPeople remember only predictions that came true
3. CAn expectation causes behaviour that makes it true
4. DPeople change attitudes to match behaviour

A student goes out partying the night before an exam so that a poor grade can be blamed on tiredness. This is:

1. AStereotype threat
2. BSelf-fulfilling prophecy
3. CSelf-handicapping
4. DSocial loafing

Milgram used the term "agentic state" to describe a person who:

1. AActs entirely on their own conscience and their own moral values
2. BRefuses to follow orders that they think are wrong
3. CFeels fully responsible for the harm they are causing
4. DSees themselves as acting for an authority, not for themselves

In a variation of Asch's study, participants wrote their answers privately instead of saying them aloud, and conformity dropped sharply. What does this suggest?

1. AThe conformity was mainly informational
2. BMost participants had poor eyesight for lines
3. CMuch of the original conformity was normative
4. DWriting answers made the task more difficult

People overestimate how often a minority group performs rare negative behaviours, because two distinctive things seem to go together. This is:

1. AThe halo effect
2. BOut-group homogeneity
3. CThe just-world belief
4. DIllusory correlation

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

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

In Ross's quiz study, randomly assigned questioners wrote hard questions for contestants. Observers rated the questioners as more knowledgeable. Why is this an attribution error?

1. AThe questioners' role advantage was taken as ability
2. BThe observers believed the roles were assigned by skill
3. CThe contestants knew the answers but chose to hide them
4. DThe questioners really were more intelligent overall

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. AMatching hypothesis and proximity
2. BSocial loafing and social facilitation
3. CPersuasive arguments and social comparison
4. DObedience and agentic state