Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AGroupthink
  2. BSocial loafing
  3. CReactance
  4. DScapegoating
2.Easy

Accepting a group's view both publicly and privately because you truly believe it is called:

  1. AIdentification
  2. BConversion
  3. CCompliance
  4. DInternalisation
3.Easy

Which term describes reduced effort when working in a group compared with alone?

  1. ADeindividuation
  2. BSocial loafing
  3. CSocial facilitation
  4. DGroupthink
4.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. ANormative influence when the correct answer was obvious
  2. BSocial loafing as the group task went on
  3. CObedience to the experimenter as an authority
  4. DInformational influence in an ambiguous situation
5.Medium

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

  1. ACognitive dissonance
  2. BThe size of the group involved
  3. CPhysical attractiveness of the source
  4. DPerceived behavioural control
6.Medium

A message from a low-credibility source becomes more persuasive weeks later, as people forget where it came from. This is the:

  1. ASleeper effect
  2. BBoomerang effect
  3. CMere exposure effect
  4. DPrimacy effect
7.Hard

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

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

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Scapegoating
  2. 2. D · Internalisation
  3. 3. B · Social loafing
  4. 4. D · Informational influence in an ambiguous situation
  5. 5. D · Perceived behavioural control
  6. 6. A · Sleeper effect
  7. 7. C · Guards were partly coached and demand characteristics were strong
  8. 8. A · Maximised the gap in their group's favour, even at a cost

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