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1.Easy

When everyone in a group looks calm in an unclear situation, each person may conclude that nothing is wrong. This is called:

  1. ADiffusion of responsibility
  2. BSocial loafing
  3. CGroup polarisation
  4. DPluralistic ignorance
2.Easy

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

  1. ACompliance
  2. BInternalisation
  3. CIdentification
  4. DConversion
3.Easy

People tend to like things more simply because they have seen them often. This is the:

  1. AMere exposure effect
  2. BBystander effect
  3. CHalo effect
  4. DFalse consensus effect
4.Medium

Burger's 2009 partial replication of Milgram stopped at 150 volts for ethical reasons. What did it find?

  1. AObedience was far higher than in Milgram's study
  2. BObedience was similar to Milgram's at that point
  3. CAlmost nobody obeyed in a modern sample
  4. DWomen nearly always refused to continue
5.Medium

Berkowitz and LePage found that angered participants gave more electric shocks when a gun was lying nearby than when a badminton racket was. This is called:

  1. ASocial facilitation
  2. BCatharsis
  3. CThe weapons effect
  4. DDisplacement
6.Medium

Someone realises "I always order salad, so I must like healthy food". Which theory describes inferring attitudes from one's own behaviour?

  1. ASocial comparison theory
  2. BSocial identity theory
  3. CSelf-perception theory
  4. DRealistic conflict theory
7.Hard

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

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. CThe group took a long time to reach a decision
  4. DMany independent experts openly criticised the plan

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Pluralistic ignorance
  2. 2. A · Compliance
  3. 3. A · Mere exposure effect
  4. 4. B · Obedience was similar to Milgram's at that point
  5. 5. C · The weapons effect
  6. 6. C · Self-perception theory
  7. 7. C · The questioners' role advantage was taken as ability
  8. 8. B · Members suppressed doubts and assumed everyone agreed

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