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1.Easy

Which study is known for assigning students to the roles of guards and prisoners?

  1. AThe Robbers Cave experiment
  2. BAsch's conformity study
  3. CThe Stanford prison experiment
  4. DMilgram's obedience study
2.Easy

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

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

Worrying about confirming a negative stereotype about one's group, which then harms performance, is called:

  1. ASelf-handicapping
  2. BIllusory correlation
  3. CScapegoating
  4. DStereotype threat
4.Medium

People overestimate how often a minority group performs rare negative behaviours, because two distinctive things seem to go together. This is:

  1. AOut-group homogeneity
  2. BIllusory correlation
  3. CThe halo effect
  4. DThe just-world belief
5.Medium

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. ASocial loafing as the group task went on
  2. BNormative influence when the correct answer was obvious
  3. CInformational influence in an ambiguous situation
  4. DObedience to the experimenter as an authority
6.Medium

In Asch's impression studies, changing one word in a list of traits from "warm" to "cold" greatly changed the overall impression. This suggests "warm" is a:

  1. APrimacy cue only
  2. BPeripheral trait
  3. CCentral trait
  4. DStereotype
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. ABrehm's reactance theory
  2. BThe elaboration likelihood model
  3. CMcGuire's inoculation theory
  4. DLatané's social impact theory
8.Hard

Milgram moved his study from Yale University to a run-down office building. What happened to obedience?

  1. AIt fell somewhat but remained substantial
  2. BIt was exactly the same as at Yale
  3. CIt rose to every participant obeying
  4. DIt fell to almost zero

Answer key

  1. 1. C · The Stanford prison experiment
  2. 2. D · About 65%
  3. 3. D · Stereotype threat
  4. 4. B · Illusory correlation
  5. 5. C · Informational influence in an ambiguous situation
  6. 6. C · Central trait
  7. 7. B · The elaboration likelihood model
  8. 8. A · It fell somewhat but remained substantial

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