Social psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which researcher found that cyclists rode faster when racing against others than when riding alone, in an early study of social facilitation?

  1. ANorman Triplett
  2. BRobert Zajonc
  3. CBibb Latané
  4. DMuzafer Sherif
2.Easy

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

  1. AActs entirely on their own conscience and their own moral values
  2. BSees themselves as acting for an authority, not for themselves
  3. CRefuses to follow orders that they think are wrong
  4. DFeels fully responsible for the harm they are causing
3.Easy

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. CLow-ball technique
  4. DDoor-in-the-face technique
4.Medium

The foot-in-the-door technique works by:

  1. AUsing fear to persuade
  2. BOffering a discount after the request
  3. CMaking a large request first, which is refused, then a smaller one
  4. DGetting agreement to a small request before making a larger one
5.Medium

On a New York subway, a man who collapsed while carrying a cane was helped more often than a man who smelt of alcohol. Which model best explains this?

  1. AThe arousal: cost–reward model
  2. BThe empathy–altruism hypothesis
  3. CThe matching hypothesis
  4. DSocial identity theory
6.Medium

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

  1. AKnowing how to give the right help
  2. BDeciding whether the costs are worth it
  3. CNoticing that something is happening
  4. DInterpreting the event as an emergency
7.Hard

In the Clarks' doll studies, many Black children preferred a white doll and described it as "nice". This research was cited in a US court case because it suggested:

  1. ADoll preferences are fully innate
  2. BSegregation harmed Black children's self-image
  3. CSegregated schools improved self-esteem
  4. DYoung children have no racial awareness
8.Hard

Festinger and Carlsmith paid participants either $1 or $20 to tell others a boring task was fun. Who later rated the task as more enjoyable?

  1. AThose paid $20
  2. BNeither group changed its rating
  3. CThose paid $1
  4. DBoth groups rated it the same

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Norman Triplett
  2. 2. B · Sees themselves as acting for an authority, not for themselves
  3. 3. C · Low-ball technique
  4. 4. D · Getting agreement to a small request before making a larger one
  5. 5. A · The arousal: cost–reward model
  6. 6. D · Interpreting the event as an emergency
  7. 7. B · Segregation harmed Black children's self-image
  8. 8. C · Those paid $1

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