MCQs on the Social Psychology

MCQs on the Social Psychology

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MCQs on the Social Psychology

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Social Psychology

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

conformity.

coercion.

obedience

compliance.

2 / 20

Comparing yourself with a person who ranks lower than you is referred to as

downward comparison.

physical proximity.

social comparison.

upward comparison.

3 / 20

During research in a simulated prison situation

prisoners quickly became passive and dehumanized.

guards did not take their roles seriously.

three prisoners were so severely beaten they had to be hospitalized.

the prisoners and the guards quickly became friendly towards one another.

4 / 20

People who think their ethnic, national, or religious group is superior to others are called

authoritarian.

dogmatic.

ethnocentric.

rigid.

5 / 20

Groups reward members with __________ and __________ for comformity.

power; authority

legitimacy; power

approval; acceptance

unanimity; power

6 / 20

With respect to social traps, people are more likely to restrain themselves from inappropriate behavior if

others are in the same social trap.

they believe others will also.

the social trap involves lack of assertiveness.

the trap involves an element of groupthink.

7 / 20

Interpersonal attraction is encouraged by which one of the following?

similarity

personal space

competition

proxemics

8 / 20

Cognitive dissonance theory is based on the human need for

gain-loss.

consistency.

cognitive dissonance.

self-actualization.

9 / 20

Someone asks you to bring dip to a party and you agree. Later the person asks you to also bring popcorn, chips, and sodas. The person has used which compliance strategy?

the over-commitment strategy

the passive obedience method

the low-ball technique

the whole-part technique

10 / 20

A reference group is

any group whose values and attitudes are seen as relevant to one's own.

any group in which one plays an active role or has membership.

one with which a person has face-to-face contact.

any group outside one's social distance boundaries.

11 / 20

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

conformity.

indoctrination.

social perception

coercive power.

12 / 20

Vanessa is female, a daughter, and a young adult. The roles that shape her behavior are called __________ roles.

ascertained

ascribed

achieved

actualized

13 / 20

Which theory holds that a relationship must be profitable to endure?

complementary need theory

social comparison theory

gain-loss theory

social exchange theory

14 / 20

Which is a method to reduce prejudice?

groupthink

mutual interdependence

mixed-status contact

mutual exclusivity

15 / 20

The __________ hypothesis states that frustration tends to lead to aggression.

frustration-aggression

social learning

cognitive dissonance

biological instinct

16 / 20

The study of the adaptive origins of human behavior patterns is called

evolutionary psychology.

interpersonal attraction.

Matin's preferences.

evolutionary attachment.

17 / 20

Research by Donnerstein suggests that the circumstances most likely to increase violent sexual acts against women (such as rape) involve:

direct exposure to persons who have committed such acts.

newspaper publicity given to rapists.

media images of violence.

pornographic stimuli that generate sexual fantasies.

18 / 20

Aggression is best defined as

hostility.

anger

none of these

any action carried out with the intent of harming another person.

19 / 20

In his classic studies of conformity, Asch demonstrated that

a majority of one produces about as much conformity as a majority of eight.

lack of unanimity greatly reduces the pressure to conform.

size of the majority does not influence how many people will conform.

obedience to authority was determined by the authority's perceived referent power.

20 / 20

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

Ambivalent

Mutual

Secure

Avoidant

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