Social psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. ASocial loafing
2. BScapegoating
3. CReactance
4. DGroupthink

When forming an impression of someone, information we receive first often has the greatest influence. This is the:

1. ASleeper effect
2. BPrimacy effect
3. CHalo effect
4. DRecency effect

In-group favouritism is the tendency to:

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

Social exchange theory proposes that relationships continue when:

1. ARewards outweigh costs compared with alternatives
2. BPartners are similar in age and background
3. CPartners live close to each other and see each other often
4. DOne partner holds more power than the other one

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. AObedience to the experimenter as an authority
2. BInformational influence in an ambiguous situation
3. CSocial loafing as the group task went on
4. DNormative influence when the correct answer was obvious

Groupthink is most likely when a group:

1. AContains many members who openly disagree and challenge the leader's views
2. BUses a formal devil's advocate
3. CIs highly cohesive, isolated and led by a directive leader
4. DSeeks advice from outside experts

Gaertner and Dovidio found that White participants helped Black and White victims equally when they were the only witness, but helped Black victims less when other bystanders were present. This supports the idea of:

1. AOpen, old-fashioned racism that appears in every situation
2. BDiffusion of responsibility that affects all victims equally
3. CAversive racism, shown when a non-racial excuse is available
4. DA complete absence of prejudice among the participants

Men approached by a female researcher on a high, swaying bridge were more likely to phone her later than men approached on a low, stable bridge. This is explained by:

1. AThe mere exposure effect
2. BMisattribution of arousal
3. CThe matching hypothesis
4. DSocial exchange theory