Social Psychology 2 Set 5
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This set of Social Psychology 2 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Social Psychology 2 Set 5
Q1 | The concept of cognitive Dissonance was proposed by
- Allport
- Weiner.
- Festinger.
- Bandura.
Q2 | __________ is a branch that study the origin, development, structure, and functioning of socialgroups
- Sociology.
- Social Psychology.
- Antropology.
- Personality Psychology.
Q3 | __________ is the key to uncovering causal relationships between variables.
- Observation.
- Experimental Method.
- Case study.
- Survey.
Q4 | __________ is the treatment variable that is manipulated by the experimenter.
- Dependent variable.
- Intervening variable.
- Control variable.
- Independent variable.
Q5 | Which of the following is not a core value that the field of social psychology is committed to?
- Open-mindedness.
- Objectivity.
- Intuition.
- Accuracy.
Q6 | Social psychology seeks to understand __________ in social situations.
- Individual Behavior.
- Individual thought.
- Group behavior.
- Both A and B.
Q7 | Which of the following factors that can affect an individual’s behavior in social settings?
- Cognitive processes.
- Cultural context.
- Biological factors.
- All of the above are correct.
Q8 | Social psychologists currently view cognition and behavior as
- Two distinct groups.
- Two distinct, but mutually exclusive concepts.
- Two intimately and continuously linked concepts.
- Social psychologists still have not come to a unified view of these concepts.
Q9 | The practice of systematic observation is a(n) __________ practice of observation.
- Formal.
- Informal.
- Careful.
- Both A and C.
Q10 | If a researcher wanted to determine how consumers felt about a particular detergent, he wouldideally use which research method?
- Systematic observation.
- The survey method.
- A correlational study.
- The experimental method.
Q11 | Which of the following represents the strongest correlation
- .51
- .02
- -.91
- .00
Q12 | Which of the following elements does an experiment require to be considered successful?
- The lack of confounding variables.
- The presence of confounding variables.
- Random assignment of participants to conditions.
- Both A and C are correct.
Q13 | A testable proposition that describes a relationship that may exist between event is
- Hypothesis.
- Theory.
- Research topic.
- Direction to research.
Q14 | The study of the naturally occurring relationship among variables is
- Experimental research.
- Correlational research.
- Field research.
- Interpretative research.
Q15 | The procedure in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance ofinclusion is
- Survey.
- Equal sample.
- Controlled sample.
- Random sample.
Q16 | A person’s answer to the question “who am I” is
- Possible selves.
- Self concept.
- Self esteem.
- Self scheme.
Q17 | Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information is
- Self-esteem.
- Self-reference effect.
- Self-schema.
- Self-concept.
Q18 | The term “possible selves” does not include
- Self-schema.
- Self-esteem.
- The self we dream of becoming.
- The self we fear we might become.
Q19 | Self-esteem is
- The total of our possible selves.
- The sum of all our self-schemas.
- The total sum of our thoughts about ourselves.
- A person’s overall evaluation of oneself.
Q20 | The art of expressing oneself in ways designed to create a favourable impression is
- Self-presentation.
- Self-monitoring.
- Self-handicapping.
- Egocentric role playing
Q21 | __________ is defined as the study of how we form impression of and make inferences aboutother people
- Social perception.
- Social facilitation.
- Social loafing.
- Social cognition.
Q22 | __________ states that first impression are very important
- Recency effect.
- Placebo effect.
- Hallo effect.
- Primacy effect.
Q23 | __________ is the extent to which other people behave in the same way in similar situation.
- Distinctiveness.
- Consensus.
- Consistency.
- Validity.
Q24 | The originator of message or the information source selects desire message.
- Sender.
- Encoder.
- Decoder.
- Noise.
Q25 | “ABX” model of communication was proposed by
- Shannon.
- Weaver.
- Newcomb.
- De Fleur