Social psychology worksheet with answers

Overestimating how much other people notice our appearance or behaviour is called the:

1. AActor–observer bias
2. BHalo effect
3. CFalse consensus effect
4. DSpotlight effect

Unwritten rules about how people in a group are expected to behave are called:

1. AAttitudes
2. BStereotypes
3. CSocial norms
4. DAttributions

When forming an impression of someone, information we receive first often has the greatest influence. This is the:

1. AHalo effect
2. BRecency effect
3. CPrimacy effect
4. DSleeper effect

In the Robbers Cave study, hostility between the two groups of boys was reduced most by:

1. ASeparating the groups completely
2. BWorking together on superordinate goals
3. CCompetitive sports tournaments
4. DSimply having more contact during meals

Social exchange theory proposes that relationships continue when:

1. AOne partner holds more power than the other one
2. BPartners live close to each other and see each other often
3. CPartners are similar in age and background
4. DRewards outweigh costs compared with alternatives

According to Latané's social impact theory, social influence increases with the strength, immediacy and:

1. ANumber of the sources
2. BGender of the sources
3. CIntelligence of the target
4. DAge of the target

Myers and Bishop found that students high in prejudice became more prejudiced after discussing racial issues with similar students, and low-prejudice students became less prejudiced. Which two explanations are usually given?

1. AMatching hypothesis and proximity
2. BPersuasive arguments and social comparison
3. CObedience and agentic state
4. DSocial loafing and social facilitation

After choosing between two similarly rated household appliances, participants rated the chosen one higher and the rejected one lower than before. This is called:

1. AReactance against the rejected option
2. BThe mere exposure effect for owned items
3. CThe sleeper effect in product judgements
4. DSpreading of alternatives after a decision