Social Psychology

1. At first Norvin did not like his teacher, but after sitting in this teacher's class for a
number of weeks Norvin has started to like his teacher. this new perspective would be
an example of:
A. Diffusion of responsibility
B. Bystander effect
C. In-group bias
D. Ethnocentrism
E. Mere-exposure effect

2. Alberto has constantly heard that he is not a good student, after a while starts to act
how people perceive him. This recent behavioral change supports the:
A. Groupthink
B. Group polarization
C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
D. Social influence
E. Altruism

3. Social Facilitation occurs:

A. To the tendency for people to do less in a group setting
B. To the tendency to keep personal opinions to themselves for fear of upsetting the
group
C When the presence of other people watching improves a person’s performance
D. When the presence of other people watching hinders a person's performance
E. When people listen more attentively to people of authority
4. If you are in the market to buy a new stereo and you catch yourself getting caught up
in the salesperson's life story and personal triumphs and setbacks, then according to
the elaboration likelihood model you are too focused on the:
A. Central route of persuasion
B. Peripheral route of persuasion
C. Foot-in-the-door
D. Door-in-the-foot
E. Cognitive dissonance

5. A contributor of prejudice behavior is when people blame others for their misfortunes
and often respond with negative behavior and actions towards these people. this is
referred to as:
A. Out-group homogeneity effect
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Altruism
D. Bystander effect
E. Scapegoat theory

6. Information social influence occurs when:

A. The person presenting the information as seen as expert and making it more
likely for a person to listen or conform to their ideas
B. A person is influenced by the presence or group opinion encouraging conformity or
changing of attitudes
C. A person is less likely to listen or conform
D. A person is less likely to perform behavior within a group
E. A person does not share his or opinion from fear of upsetting the group
7. Groupthink is defined as:
A. When an attitude becomes stronger in group presence
B. Thinking that revolves around keeping harmony within a group through not
disagreeing with group opinion
C. The tendency to do less in a group situation
D. Improved performance when people are watching
E. The loss of identity due to a group situation
8. In Stanley Milgram'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
E. Dog
9. When a person experiences guilt or discomfort because he or she realizes that he or
she is not being truthful with their friends, then this person may be experiencing:
A. Blaming the victim
B. Self-serving bias
C. Cognitive dissonance
D. Constipation
E. Normative social influence
10. 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. Dog
D. Teacher
E. Milgram
11. Believing that all homeless people are responsible for their outcomes or got what
they deserved would be an example of which attribution process?
A. Actor observer discrepancy
B. Self-serving bias
C. Blaming the victim
D. Fundamental attribution error
E. Modest bias

12. Bong 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. Bong's classmates are stunned at this displayed
behavior. Bong is experiencing:
A. Group polarization
B. The power of SSRI's
C. Deindividuation
D. Groupthink
E. Self-fulfilling prophecy

13. If you have a friend who is reluctant to help you clean your entire room, you may be
successful through asking him to simply help you move one item in your room. this
approach is referred to as:
A. Cognitive dissonance
B. Altruism
C. Foot-in-the-door
D. Door-in-the-foot
E. Bystander effect
14.The fundamental attribution error occurs when a person underestimates or does not
consider ________________ attributes and focuses too much on ________________
attributes or personal factors.
A. Situational; dispositional
B. Dispositional; situational
C. Unconscious; situational
D. Situational; unconscious
E. Unconscious; dispositional

15. Which researcher organized the famous 'Bobo' Doll experiment?

A. Thurstone
B. Allport
C. Morrison
D. Bandura
E. Milgram