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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. CMilgram's obedience study
  4. DThe Stanford prison experiment
2.Easy

In-group favouritism is the tendency to:

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

Sternberg's triangular theory of love has which three components?

  1. ATrust, respect and loyalty
  2. BAttraction, proximity and similarity
  3. CIntimacy, passion and commitment
  4. DAffect, behaviour and cognition
4.Medium

In Latané and Darley's five-step model of bystander intervention, pluralistic ignorance mainly affects which step?

  1. ANoticing that something is happening
  2. BKnowing how to give the right help
  3. CInterpreting the event as an emergency
  4. DDeciding whether the costs are worth it
5.Medium

LaPiere travelled across the USA with a Chinese couple in the 1930s. Almost every hotel and restaurant served them, but most later replied by letter that they would not serve Chinese guests. This shows:

  1. AA gap between stated attitudes and behaviour
  2. BThat written replies are more honest than actions
  3. CThat general attitudes always predict behaviour
  4. DThat prejudice against Chinese people did not exist
6.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. BWomen nearly always refused to continue
  3. CAlmost nobody obeyed in a modern sample
  4. DObedience was similar to Milgram's at that point
7.Hard

Reactance theory predicts that when people feel their freedom is threatened by a persuasive message, they will:

  1. AIgnore the message entirely, without any emotional reaction
  2. BBe motivated to do the opposite of what is urged
  3. CForget the message immediately
  4. DComply more strongly
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 group took a long time to reach a decision
  2. BMany independent experts openly criticised the plan
  3. CThe leader insisted on hearing all objections
  4. DMembers suppressed doubts and assumed everyone agreed

Answer key

  1. 1. D · The Stanford prison experiment
  2. 2. C · Favour members of one's own group
  3. 3. C · Intimacy, passion and commitment
  4. 4. C · Interpreting the event as an emergency
  5. 5. A · A gap between stated attitudes and behaviour
  6. 6. D · Obedience was similar to Milgram's at that point
  7. 7. B · Be motivated to do the opposite of what is urged
  8. 8. D · Members suppressed doubts and assumed everyone agreed

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