Social Psychology 2 Set 1
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This set of Social Psychology 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Social Psychology 2 Set 1
Q1 | __________ is best known for his research on conformity
- asch
- rubin
- schachter
- zimbardo
Q2 | During the Stanford Prison study,
- guards did not take their roles seriously
- guards readily assumed their roles as agents of force
- the prisoners and the guards quickly became friendly towards one another
- three prisoners were so severely beaten they had to be hospitalized
Q3 | During research in a simulated prison situation
- three prisoners were so severely beaten they had to be hospitalized
- guards did not take their roles seriously
- prisoners quickly became passive and dehumanized
- the prisoners and the guards quickly became friendly towards one another
Q4 | The degree of attraction among group members relates to the dimension of
- compatibility
- structure
- cohesiveness
- conformity
Q5 | 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 thestore, you see the same man performing an emergency tracheotomy on a women with a collapsed windpipe. You have just
- discounted a person\s actions due to situational demands
- self-handicapped
- overemphasized the object in this action sequence
- made the fundamental attribution error
Q6 | According to evolutionary psychologists,
- women tend to be concerned with whether mates will devote time and resources to a relationship.
- men place less emphasis on physical attractiveness
- women place more emphasis on sexual fidelity
- men are biologically driven to have multiple partners
Q7 | Which statement about physical attractiveness is FALSE?
- beauty is a factor mainly in initial acquaintances
- looks are less related to dating frequency for men than for women
- for men, there is little relationship between attractiveness and the achievement of status
- for marriage partners there is a tendency for attractive men to be paired with highly educated women with high incomes
Q8 | Moderate self-disclosure typically leads to
- competence matching
- rejection
- romantic attraction
- reciprocity
Q9 | When subjects in Milgram's obedience experiments received their orders over the phone,they
- conformed more completely due to the formality of the telephoned instructions
- completely refused to participate
- were only slightly more obedient than they were in face-to-face conditions
- were far less obedient
Q10 | Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a standard line andcomparison lines) was arranged to test the limits of
- social perception
- indoctrination
- coercive power
- conformity
Q11 | The person who agrees to a small request initially is more likely later to comply with alarger demand. This describes the
- door-in-the-face-effect
- foot-in-the-door effect
- low-ball technique
- high-ball technique
Q12 | For most American adults, an invisible spatial envelope defining their most intimatespace
- extends four feet from their body
- extends an "arm\s reach" from their body
- is reserved for comfortable interactions with friends
- extends about 18 inches out from their body
Q13 | Which theory holds that a relationship must be profitable to endure?
- complementary need theory
- social exchange theory
- gain-loss theory
- social comparison theory
Q14 | __________ attachment style is marked by conflicting feelings of affection, anger, andemotional turmoil
- mutual
- secure
- avoidant
- ambivalent
Q15 | Zimbardo interpreted the results of his simulated prison study as an indication of the
- powerful influence of roles on people
- tendency to show compassion to people in need
- weakness of social pressure in some situations
- tendency to displace aggression
Q16 | Subjects in Milgram's experiment who gave large shocks rationalized that they were NOT personally responsible for their actions. This raises questions about our willingnessto commit inhumane acts as a result of
- coercive power
- obedience to a legitimate authority
- expert power
- conformity to group pressure
Q17 | The process of changing your behavior to match that of others in a group is
- norming
- forming a social contract
- conformity
- standardization
Q18 | If everyone leaves five minutes before the game is over to avoid a traffic jam, theresulting traffic jam would be an example of
- social impregnation
- a social trap
- groupthink
- self-handicapping
Q19 | People's invisible "spatial envelope" defines their __________, and extends "I" or "me"boundaries past the skin
- spatial role
- personal space
- ego location
- proximal location
Q20 | Physical proximity increases attraction because it
- increases frequency of contact
- enhances social comparisons
- establishes common norms
- reduces development of incompatible roles
Q21 | The study of unspoken rules for the use of interpersonal space is called
- kinesics
- psychoecology
- proxemics
- territoriality
Q22 | Someone asks you to bring dip to a party and you agree. Later the person asks you toalso bring popcorn, chips, and sodas. The person has used which compliance strategy?
- the low-ball technique
- the over-commitment strategy
- the whole-part technique
- the passive obedience method
Q23 | The real danger of "groupthink" is that it
- is contagious
- occurs in cohesive groups
- disrupts coordinated efforts at group problem solving
- leads to a suspension of critical thinking
Q24 | The organization of roles, patterns of communication, and power in a group defines thegroup's
- status
- structure
- cohesiveness
- norms
Q25 | Those roles which one attains voluntarily are called
- ascribed roles
- achieved roles
- positions
- social selves