Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

In Milgram's obedience study, about what percentage of participants went to the maximum 450-volt level?

  1. AAbout 95%
  2. BAbout 25%
  3. CAbout 65%
  4. DAbout 5%
2.Easy

In-group favouritism is the tendency to:

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

A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when:

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

Exposing people to weak arguments against their view, along with rebuttals, makes them more resistant to later persuasion. This is:

  1. AInoculation theory
  2. BReactance theory
  3. CThe sleeper effect
  4. DThe elaboration likelihood model
5.Medium

Which factor reduced obedience most in Milgram's variations?

  1. AIncreasing the shock levels shown on the machine
  2. BThe experimenter giving orders by telephone
  3. CHaving the experimenter wear a lab coat
  4. DMoving the study to a prestigious university
6.Medium

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

  1. AAbsent in American participants
  2. BStronger among Indians, who live in a more collectivist culture
  3. CExactly the same in both cultures
  4. DStronger among Americans, who live in a more individualist culture
7.Hard

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

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. AYoung children have no racial awareness
  2. BSegregated schools improved self-esteem
  3. CDoll preferences are fully innate
  4. DSegregation harmed Black children's self-image

Answer key

  1. 1. C · About 65%
  2. 2. A · Favour members of one's own group
  3. 3. A · An expectation causes behaviour that makes it true
  4. 4. A · Inoculation theory
  5. 5. B · The experimenter giving orders by telephone
  6. 6. D · Stronger among Americans, who live in a more individualist culture
  7. 7. D · The ultimate attribution error
  8. 8. D · Segregation harmed Black children's self-image

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