Social psychology worksheet with answers

In-group favouritism is the tendency to:

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

Attitudes are typically described as having which three components?

1. AAffective, behavioural and cognitive
2. BConscious, preconscious and unconscious
3. CId, ego and superego
4. DSensory, short-term and long-term

Going along with a group in public while privately disagreeing is called:

1. AConversion
2. BCompliance
3. CIdentification
4. DInternalisation

According to Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour, intentions are predicted by attitudes, subjective norms and:

1. APerceived behavioural control
2. BCognitive dissonance
3. CThe size of the group involved
4. DPhysical attractiveness of the source

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

1. AStronger among Americans, who live in a more individualist culture
2. BExactly the same in both cultures
3. CStronger among Indians, who live in a more collectivist culture
4. DAbsent in American participants

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

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. BAversive racism, shown when a non-racial excuse is available
3. CDiffusion of responsibility that affects all victims equally
4. DA complete absence of prejudice among the participants

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. BThe elaboration likelihood model
3. CBrehm's reactance theory
4. DLatané's social impact theory