65 + Mcqs in Social Psychology 2 Page 1 McqOptions

1.	You are walking into a store when a man rudely cuts in front of you, almost shoving you, so that he may enter the store first. "What a jerk!" you think to yourself. As you enter the store, you see the same man performing an emergency tracheotomy on a women with a collapsed windpipe. You have just
A.	discounted a person s actions due to situational demands
B.	self-handicapped
C.	overemphasized the object in this action sequence
D.	made the fundamental attribution error
Answer» E.

Discussion

2.	Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a standard line and comparison lines) was arranged to test the limits of
A.	social perception
B.	indoctrination
C.	coercive power
D.	conformity
Answer» E.

Discussion

3.	When subjects in Milgram's obedience experiments received their orders over the phone, they
A.	conformed more completely due to the formality of the telephoned instructions
B.	completely refused to participate
C.	were only slightly more obedient than they were in face-to-face conditions
D.	were far less obedient
Answer» E.

Discussion

4.	For most American adults, an invisible spatial envelope defining their most intimate space
A.	extends four feet from their body
B.	extends an "arm s reach" from their body
C.	is reserved for comfortable interactions with friends
D.	extends about 18 inches out from their body
Answer» E.

Discussion

5.	The person who agrees to a small request initially is more likely later to comply with a larger demand. This describes the
A.	door-in-the-face-effect
B.	foot-in-the-door effect
C.	low-ball technique
D.	high-ball technique
Answer» C. low-ball technique

Discussion

6.	__________ attachment style is marked by conflicting feelings of affection, anger, and emotional turmoil
A.	mutual
B.	secure
C.	avoidant
D.	ambivalent
Answer» E.

Discussion

7.	If everyone leaves five minutes before the game is over to avoid a traffic jam, the resulting traffic jam would be an example of
A.	social impregnation
B.	a social trap
C.	groupthink
D.	self-handicapping
Answer» C. groupthink

Discussion

8.	Subjects in Milgram's experiment who gave large shocks rationalized that they were NOT personally responsible for their actions. This raises questions about our willingness to commit inhumane acts as a result of
A.	coercive power
B.	obedience to a legitimate authority
C.	expert power
D.	conformity to group pressure
Answer» C. expert power

Discussion

9.	__________ is a branch that study the origin, development, structure, and functioning of social groups
A.	Sociology.
B.	Social Psychology.
C.	Antropology.
D.	Personality Psychology.
Answer» B. Social Psychology.

Discussion

10.	People's invisible "spatial envelope" defines their __________, and extends "I" or "me" boundaries past the skin
A.	spatial role
B.	personal space
C.	ego location
D.	proximal location
Answer» C. ego location

Discussion

11.	If a researcher wanted to determine how consumers felt about a particular detergent, he would ideally use which research method?
A.	Systematic observation.
B.	The survey method.
C.	A correlational study.
D.	The experimental method.
Answer» C. A correlational study.

Discussion

12.	The procedure in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is
A.	Survey.
B.	Equal sample.
C.	Controlled sample.
D.	Random sample.
Answer» E.

Discussion

13.	__________ is defined as the study of how we form impression of and make inferences about other people
A.	Social perception.
B.	Social facilitation.
C.	Social loafing.
D.	Social cognition.
Answer» B. Social facilitation.

Discussion

14.	The process of understanding what something is by knowing what other things it is equivalent to, and what other things it is different from describes the process of
A.	Individuation.
B.	Categorization.
C.	Illusory correlation.
D.	Differentiation.
Answer» C. Illusory correlation.

Discussion

15.	__________ __________ describes the belief that two variables are associated with one another when in fact there is a little or no actual association. The appropriate blanks are
A.	Illusory correlation.
B.	Illuminated correlation.
C.	Correlated categories.
D.	Shared distinctiveness.
Answer» B. Illuminated correlation.

Discussion

16.	Which of the following normative beliefs provides an explanation for why we have a tendency to help others?
A.	Social responsibility.
B.	Diffusion of responsibility.
C.	Audience inhibition.
D.	Bystander apathy.
Answer» B. Diffusion of responsibility.

Discussion

17.	When an individual observes another person in an emergency and actively decides to help that person, this is known as
A.	Bystander apathy.
B.	Bystander intervention.
C.	Diffusion of responsibility.
D.	Audience inhibition
Answer» C. Diffusion of responsibility.

Discussion

18.	The belief people have that the world is a fair place where good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people leads perceivers to be:
A.	More likely to help others.
B.	Less likely to help others.
C.	More likely to help those who are not responsible for their situation.
D.	None of the above.
Answer» D. None of the above.

Discussion

19.	The state of arousal that is victim-focused, involving feelings of sympathy and compassion for the sufferer, is known as
A.	Reciprocity.
B.	Empathic concern.
C.	Personal distress.
D.	Altruism.
Answer» C. Personal distress.

Discussion

20.	The failure to act in an emergency due to concern over what other people will think of you and/or because you think the situation isn t an emergency because no-one else is reacting is known as
A.	Audience inhibition.
B.	Diffusion of responsibility.
C.	The bystander calculus model.
D.	Costs of helping.
Answer» B. Diffusion of responsibility.

Discussion

21.	The idea that if we empathise with someone in need we are more likely to help them is known as
A.	The helping oneself hypothesis.
B.	Egotistic helping
C.	The affect-priming model.
D.	The empathy-altruism hypothesis.
Answer» E.

Discussion

22.	The matching hypothesis says that couples who are matched in terms of __________ will be better suited to one another
A.	Attractiveness
B.	Intelligence
C.	Hobbies and interests
D.	Number of other friends
Answer» B. Intelligence

Discussion

23.	The idea that our need for affiliation is satisfied by aligning our desire for privacy with our actual level of contact is outlined by the
A.	Dialectic principle
B.	Optimization principle
C.	Privacy regulation theory
D.	Social affiliation model
Answer» D. Social affiliation model

Discussion

24.	The way in which we compare ourselves to others in order to provide our attitudes and behavior with validity is known as:
A.	Social competition.
B.	Social comparison
C.	A self-fulfilling prophecy
D.	An evolutionary explanation
Answer» C. A self-fulfilling prophecy

Discussion

25.	The idea of complementarity suggests that a perceiver may find someone who is powerful attractive because __________. The most appropriate blanks are
A.	They are weak
B.	They are not powerful
C.	Powerful people are always attractive
D.	None of the above.
Answer» C. Powerful people are always attractive

Discussion

26.	Sociologists tend to study behavior at the __________ level, whereas the social psychologists study behavior at the __________ level.
A.	Interpersonal; cultural
B.	Specific; general
C.	Social; cognitive
D.	Group; individual
Answer» E.

Discussion

27.	Which of the following is least characteristic of research in social psychology between the 1930s and 1950s?
A.	The use of experimentation in research
B.	An emphasis on the application of social psychology to practical concerns
C.	An integration of social and cognitive processes that determine behavior
D.	Attention to the topics of conformity and prejudice
Answer» D. Attention to the topics of conformity and prejudice

Discussion

28.	__________ model describes the circular process of communication with feedback from the receiver.
A.	De Fleur.
B.	Weaver.
C.	Newcomb.
D.	Shannon.
Answer» B. Weaver.

Discussion

29.	__________ bias occurs the sample studied in an experiment does not correctly represent the population the researcher wants to draw conclusions about
A.	Subject bias.
B.	Sample bias.
C.	Experimental bias.
D.	Variable bias.
Answer» C. Experimental bias.

Discussion

30.	__________ refers to concrete example of behavior others have performed that are consistent with a given traits
A.	Abstractions.
B.	Exemplars.
C.	Impression.
D.	Implication.
Answer» C. Impression.

Discussion

31.	In Johari window model, information about yourself that others know in a group but you will unaware of it is known as __________.
A.	Blind self.
B.	Unknown area.
C.	Hidden area.
D.	Open area.
Answer» B. Unknown area.

Discussion

32.	According to Kelley __________ is the extent to which the person behaves like this every time the situation occurs
A.	Consistency.
B.	Distinctiveness.
C.	Consensus.
D.	Validity.
Answer» B. Distinctiveness.

Discussion

33.	When a person with little or no authority makes a direct request to another person, the situation involves
A.	compliance
B.	obedience
C.	coercion
D.	conformity
Answer» B. obedience

Discussion

34.	People would be less likely to help a man who fainted in a busy shopping mall, but more likely to help a man who fainted small convenience store. This behavior explains
A.	Bystander effect.
B.	Cognitive dissonance theory.
C.	Reciprocity norm.
D.	Social comparison
Answer» B. Cognitive dissonance theory.

Discussion

35.	The idea that we will protect our self-esteem by attempting to justify past behavior leads to the prediction that
A.	We will attempt to gather accurate information about our social world.
B.	Expectations about the behavior of others can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
C.	We will appreciate things that were easy to achieve over things that were difficult.
D.	Choosing to go through an unpleasant experience will lead us to value the outcomes of that experience.
Answer» E.

Discussion

36.	The advantages of the co-variation model compared to correspondent inference theory are that it can account for __________ instances of behavior and that it can explain __________ attributions as well. The appropriate blanks are
A.	Single, internal.
B.	Single, external.
C.	Multiple, internal.
D.	Multiple, external.
Answer» E.

Discussion

37.	According to the self-serving attribution bias, when you have just failed a test you are most likely to make what kind of attribution?
A.	Internal.
B.	External.
C.	Either internal or external are equality likely.
D.	Not make any attribution.
Answer» C. Either internal or external are equality likely.

Discussion

38.	The actor observer-bias states that we are more likely to make __________ attributions or our own behavior and __________ attributions for someone else s behavior. The appropriate blanks are
A.	Internal, internal.
B.	Internal, external.
C.	External, internal.
D.	External, external.
Answer» D. External, external.

Discussion

39.	The tendency to judge the frequency or probability of an event in terms of how easy it is to think of examples of that event is known as
A.	The availability heuristic.
B.	The representativeness heuristic.
C.	The false-consensus effect.
D.	The actor-observer bias.
Answer» B. The representativeness heuristic.

Discussion

40.	There is a perspective in social cognition that suggest that perceives are reluctant to expend cognitive resources and look for any opportunity to avoid doing so. This perspective is known as
A.	The cognitive miser perspective.
B.	The motivated tactician perspective.
C.	The native scientist perspective.
D.	None of the above.
Answer» B. The motivated tactician perspective.

Discussion

41.	The tendency to exaggerate how common one s own opinions are in the general population is known as
A.	The availability heuristic.
B.	The representativeness heuristic.
C.	The false-consensus effect.
D.	The actor-observer bias.
Answer» D. The actor-observer bias.

Discussion

42.	Philip hates to attend concerts but goes because his wife wants to. After three years Philip comes to genuinely enjoy concerts. This is an example of
A.	how acceptance can lead to compliance
B.	how compliance can lead to acceptance
C.	the "boomerang effect"
D.	how psychological reactance can lead to acceptance
Answer» C. the "boomerang effect"

Discussion

43.	Stanley Milgram's experiment in which a "teacher" gave shocks to a "learner" was designed to test the limits of
A.	expert power
B.	coercive power
C.	obedience
D.	conformity to a majority
Answer» D. conformity to a majority

Discussion

44.	Emergency observed -> Empathy aroused -> Help provided to the victim as it gave good feeling to the helper is;
A.	negative state relief model
B.	genetic determinism mode
C.	empathy-altruism hypothesis
D.	empathy-joy hypothesis
Answer» D. empathy-joy hypothesis

Discussion

45.	According to Soloman Ache, in his experiment on conformity ____% of the subjects gave the wrong answer because the group unanimously also gave the wrong answer.
A.	76
B.	48
C.	32
D.	89
Answer» B. 48

Discussion

46.	Jimmy is very quiet at school, but later that night at a party Jimmy gets 'crazy' and starts to cut the rug on the dance floor. Jimmy's classmates are stunned at this displayed behavior. Jimmy is experiencing:
A.	group polarization
B.	the power of ssri s
C.	deindividuation
D.	groupthink
Answer» D. groupthink

Discussion

47.	In Stanley Migram's experiment on the role of obedience, the ____________ was the person who worked with Milgram and played the part of an authority figure.
A.	teacher
B.	learner
C.	experimenter
D.	doctor
Answer» D. doctor

Discussion

48.	_____________ set up an experiment, known as the Stanford Prison experiment, where people plaed the role of a prison guard. The goal was to observe if this authority position would cause them to act differently.
A.	stanley milgram
B.	philip zimbardo
C.	soloman ache
D.	muzafer sherif
Answer» C. soloman ache

Discussion

49.	In Stanley Milgram's experiment on the role of obedience, the ___________ was the subject who was being observed and did not know what the experiment was about or what was being studied.
A.	learner
B.	experimenter
C.	teacher
D.	milgram
Answer» D. milgram

Discussion

50.	An important difference between Asch's experiment in which participants judged the length of lines and Sherif's experiment in which participants judged the movement of light was that
A.	asch s participants were older than were sherif s
B.	there was an obviously correct answer in judging the length of lines but that was not so in judging the movement of light
C.	asch s participants made their judgments privately whereas sherif s participants made their judgments publicly
D.	asch s participants were all male whereas sherif s participants were both male
Answer» C. asch s participants made their judgments privately whereas sherif s participants made their judgments publicly

Discussion

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You are walking into a store when a man rudely cuts in front of you, almost shoving you, so that he may enter the store first. "What a jerk!" you think to yourself. As you enter the store, you see the same man performing an emergency tracheotomy on a women with a collapsed windpipe. You have just

Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a standard line and comparison lines) was arranged to test the limits of

When subjects in Milgram's obedience experiments received their orders over the phone, they

For most American adults, an invisible spatial envelope defining their most intimate space

The person who agrees to a small request initially is more likely later to comply with a larger demand. This describes the

__________ attachment style is marked by conflicting feelings of affection, anger, and emotional turmoil

If everyone leaves five minutes before the game is over to avoid a traffic jam, the resulting traffic jam would be an example of

Subjects in Milgram's experiment who gave large shocks rationalized that they were NOT personally responsible for their actions. This raises questions about our willingness to commit inhumane acts as a result of

__________ is a branch that study the origin, development, structure, and functioning of social groups

People's invisible "spatial envelope" defines their __________, and extends "I" or "me" boundaries past the skin

If a researcher wanted to determine how consumers felt about a particular detergent, he would ideally use which research method?

The procedure in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is

__________ is defined as the study of how we form impression of and make inferences about other people

The process of understanding what something is by knowing what other things it is equivalent to, and what other things it is different from describes the process of

__________ __________ describes the belief that two variables are associated with one another when in fact there is a little or no actual association. The appropriate blanks are

Which of the following normative beliefs provides an explanation for why we have a tendency to help others?

When an individual observes another person in an emergency and actively decides to help that person, this is known as

The belief people have that the world is a fair place where good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people leads perceivers to be:

The state of arousal that is victim-focused, involving feelings of sympathy and compassion for the sufferer, is known as

The failure to act in an emergency due to concern over what other people will think of you and/or because you think the situation isn t an emergency because no-one else is reacting is known as

The idea that if we empathise with someone in need we are more likely to help them is known as

The matching hypothesis says that couples who are matched in terms of __________ will be better suited to one another

The idea that our need for affiliation is satisfied by aligning our desire for privacy with our actual level of contact is outlined by the

The way in which we compare ourselves to others in order to provide our attitudes and behavior with validity is known as:

The idea of complementarity suggests that a perceiver may find someone who is powerful attractive because __________. The most appropriate blanks are

Sociologists tend to study behavior at the __________ level, whereas the social psychologists study behavior at the __________ level.

Which of the following is least characteristic of research in social psychology between the 1930s and 1950s?

__________ model describes the circular process of communication with feedback from the receiver.

__________ bias occurs the sample studied in an experiment does not correctly represent the population the researcher wants to draw conclusions about

__________ refers to concrete example of behavior others have performed that are consistent with a given traits

In Johari window model, information about yourself that others know in a group but you will unaware of it is known as __________.

According to Kelley __________ is the extent to which the person behaves like this every time the situation occurs

When a person with little or no authority makes a direct request to another person, the situation involves

People would be less likely to help a man who fainted in a busy shopping mall, but more likely to help a man who fainted small convenience store. This behavior explains

The idea that we will protect our self-esteem by attempting to justify past behavior leads to the prediction that

The advantages of the co-variation model compared to correspondent inference theory are that it can account for __________ instances of behavior and that it can explain __________ attributions as well. The appropriate blanks are

According to the self-serving attribution bias, when you have just failed a test you are most likely to make what kind of attribution?

The actor observer-bias states that we are more likely to make __________ attributions or our own behavior and __________ attributions for someone else s behavior. The appropriate blanks are

The tendency to judge the frequency or probability of an event in terms of how easy it is to think of examples of that event is known as

There is a perspective in social cognition that suggest that perceives are reluctant to expend cognitive resources and look for any opportunity to avoid doing so. This perspective is known as

The tendency to exaggerate how common one s own opinions are in the general population is known as

Philip hates to attend concerts but goes because his wife wants to. After three years Philip comes to genuinely enjoy concerts. This is an example of

Stanley Milgram's experiment in which a "teacher" gave shocks to a "learner" was designed to test the limits of

Emergency observed -> Empathy aroused -> Help provided to the victim as it gave good feeling to the helper is;

According to Soloman Ache, in his experiment on conformity ____% of the subjects gave the wrong answer because the group unanimously also gave the wrong answer.

Jimmy is very quiet at school, but later that night at a party Jimmy gets 'crazy' and starts to cut the rug on the dance floor. Jimmy's classmates are stunned at this displayed behavior. Jimmy is experiencing:

In Stanley Migram's experiment on the role of obedience, the ____________ was the person who worked with Milgram and played the part of an authority figure.

_____________ set up an experiment, known as the Stanford Prison experiment, where people plaed the role of a prison guard. The goal was to observe if this authority position would cause them to act differently.

In Stanley Milgram's experiment on the role of obedience, the ___________ was the subject who was being observed and did not know what the experiment was about or what was being studied.

An important difference between Asch's experiment in which participants judged the length of lines and Sherif's experiment in which participants judged the movement of light was that

describes the belief that two variables are associated with one another when in fact there is a little or no actual association. The appropriate blanks are

Sociologists tend to study behavior at the level, whereas the social psychologists study behavior at the level.

The advantages of the co-variation model compared to correspondent inference theory are that it can account for instances of behavior and that it can explain attributions as well. The appropriate blanks are

The actor observer-bias states that we are more likely to make attributions or our own behavior and attributions for someone else s behavior. The appropriate blanks are