Social psychology worksheet with answers

Which term describes reduced effort when working in a group compared with alone?

1. AGroupthink
2. BSocial loafing
3. CDeindividuation
4. DSocial facilitation

Going along with a group in public while privately disagreeing is called:

1. AInternalisation
2. BConversion
3. CIdentification
4. DCompliance

In-group favouritism is the tendency to:

1. AAvoid joining groups
2. BPrefer outsiders to one's own group
3. CTreat all people exactly equally
4. DFavour members of one's own group

In Sherif's autokinetic studies, people judged how far a still dot of light seemed to move. In groups, their estimates converged on a shared norm. This mainly shows:

1. AInformational influence in an ambiguous situation
2. BSocial loafing as the group task went on
3. CNormative influence when the correct answer was obvious
4. DObedience to the experimenter as an authority

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 has no effect on mood or on later behaviour
3. CVenting helps only if done in front of the target
4. DVenting reliably reduces anger and so lowers later aggression

Hatfield distinguished passionate love from companionate love. Companionate love is best described as:

1. ALove based only on physical attractiveness
2. BA brief infatuation with someone new
3. CDeep affection and commitment that grows over time
4. DIntense longing and strong physical arousal for the partner

Social loafing in a group shouting task disappeared when participants believed their individual output could be identified. This shows loafing is driven mainly by:

1. AReduced evaluation of individual effort
2. BFear of the experimenter
3. CPhysical tiredness in larger groups
4. DPoor coordination only

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. BIdentification
3. CInternalisation
4. DObedience