Social psychology worksheet with answers

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

1. AMilgram's obedience study
2. BThe Robbers Cave experiment
3. CAsch's conformity study
4. DThe Stanford prison experiment

A car dealer agrees a low price, then adds extra costs once the buyer has committed. This is the:

1. AFoot-in-the-door technique
2. BScarcity technique
3. CDoor-in-the-face technique
4. DLow-ball technique

Milgram used the term "agentic state" to describe a person who:

1. ASees themselves as acting for an authority, not for themselves
2. BRefuses to follow orders that they think are wrong
3. CFeels fully responsible for the harm they are causing
4. DActs entirely on their own conscience and their own moral values

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

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

Which factor reduced obedience most in Milgram's variations?

1. AMoving the study to a prestigious university
2. BIncreasing the shock levels shown on the machine
3. CHaving the experimenter wear a lab coat
4. DThe experimenter giving orders by telephone

Only Jo laughs at a comedian, Jo laughs at every comedian, and Jo always laughs at this one. Using Kelley's model, people will most likely explain the laughter by:

1. ASomething about the audience
2. BSomething about the comedian
3. CSomething about that evening
4. DSomething about Jo

Janis used the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion as a case study. Which feature of the planning group fits his account of groupthink?

1. AThe leader insisted on hearing all objections
2. BMembers suppressed doubts and assumed everyone agreed
3. CMany independent experts openly criticised the plan
4. DThe group took a long time to reach a decision

In Ross's quiz study, randomly assigned questioners wrote hard questions for contestants. Observers rated the questioners as more knowledgeable. Why is this an attribution error?

1. AThe observers believed the roles were assigned by skill
2. BThe questioners' role advantage was taken as ability
3. CThe questioners really were more intelligent overall
4. DThe contestants knew the answers but chose to hide them