Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. APluralistic ignorance
  2. BGroup polarisation
  3. CDiffusion of responsibility
  4. DSocial loafing
2.Easy

In-group favouritism is the tendency to:

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

Overestimating how much other people notice our appearance or behaviour is called the:

  1. AActor–observer bias
  2. BSpotlight effect
  3. CFalse consensus effect
  4. DHalo effect
4.Medium

Social exchange theory proposes that relationships continue when:

  1. APartners are similar in age and background
  2. BRewards outweigh costs compared with alternatives
  3. COne partner holds more power than the other one
  4. DPartners live close to each other and see each other often
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. CMoving the study to a prestigious university
  4. DHaving the experimenter wear a lab coat
6.Medium

The foot-in-the-door technique works by:

  1. AMaking a large request first, which is refused, then a smaller one
  2. BGetting agreement to a small request before making a larger one
  3. COffering a discount after the request
  4. DUsing fear to persuade
7.Hard

Students heard a proposal for exams. When told it would affect them personally, argument quality mattered most. When told it would apply in future, the source's expertise mattered most. This supports:

  1. AMcGuire's inoculation theory
  2. BLatané's social impact theory
  3. CThe elaboration likelihood model
  4. DBrehm's reactance theory
8.Hard

Why are the results of the Stanford prison experiment treated with caution today?

  1. AGuards were partly coached and demand characteristics were strong
  2. BIt found no differences between guards and prisoners
  3. CIt was carried out in a real prison with real inmates as the prisoners
  4. DIt had too many participants to analyse

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Pluralistic ignorance
  2. 2. D · Favour members of one's own group
  3. 3. B · Spotlight effect
  4. 4. B · Rewards outweigh costs compared with alternatives
  5. 5. B · The experimenter giving orders by telephone
  6. 6. B · Getting agreement to a small request before making a larger one
  7. 7. C · The elaboration likelihood model
  8. 8. A · Guards were partly coached and demand characteristics were strong

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