Social psychology worksheet with answers

After discussion, a group's opinion becomes more extreme in the direction its members already leaned. This is called:

1. AGroupthink
2. BSocial loafing
3. CGroup polarisation
4. DDeindividuation

Assuming that an attractive person is also kind and intelligent is called the:

1. APrimacy effect
2. BSpotlight effect
3. CSleeper effect
4. DHalo effect

Social facilitation means that the presence of others:

1. AAlways worsens performance, whatever kind of task is being done
2. BImproves performance on simple or well-learned tasks
3. CHas no effect on performance
4. DMakes people forget instructions

LaPiere travelled across the USA with a Chinese couple in the 1930s. Almost every hotel and restaurant served them, but most later replied by letter that they would not serve Chinese guests. This shows:

1. AA gap between stated attitudes and behaviour
2. BThat prejudice against Chinese people did not exist
3. CThat general attitudes always predict behaviour
4. DThat written replies are more honest than actions

A friend suggests hitting a punching bag to "get anger out of your system". What does research by Bushman and others suggest?

1. AVenting reliably reduces anger and so lowers later aggression
2. BVenting helps only if done in front of the target
3. CVenting like this tends to increase later aggression
4. DVenting has no effect on mood or on later behaviour

In Aronson's jigsaw classroom, each pupil learns one part of a lesson and teaches it to the group. This reduced prejudice mainly by:

1. ARewarding only the best individual pupil
2. BSeparating pupils from different groups
3. CIncreasing competition between pupils
4. DMaking pupils depend on each other to succeed

Reactance theory predicts that when people feel their freedom is threatened by a persuasive message, they will:

1. AForget the message immediately
2. BComply more strongly
3. CBe motivated to do the opposite of what is urged
4. DIgnore the message entirely, without any emotional reaction

In Tajfel's minimal group studies, boys allocated points between an in-group and an out-group member. They often preferred options that:

1. AGave both boys the highest possible joint total of reward points
2. BGave more to the out-group member so as to appear fair
3. CSplit the points exactly equally between both groups
4. DMaximised the gap in their group's favour, even at a cost