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PSY204 Social Psychology

Question 1 of 42

1

Which of the following research methods allow a researcher to make a cause-effect conclusion?

Select one of the following:

  • correlational

  • laboratory experiment

  • both correlational and laboratory experiment

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 2 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT a research ethics issue?

Select one of the following:

  • validity

  • debriefing

  • informed consent

  • privacy

Explanation

Question 3 of 42

1

Which of the following is a bias that can occur in forming an impression?

Select one of the following:

  • central trait

  • cognitive algebra

  • script

  • personal construct

Explanation

Question 4 of 42

1

Consider the following example of a schema change: A woman who believes that men are violent might, through encountering many men who are not, form a subgroup of non-violent men to contrast with violent men. This schema change is an example of:

Select one of the following:

  • bookkeeping

  • conversion

  • subtyping

  • categorisation

Explanation

Question 5 of 42

1

My friend forgot to contact me for my birthday. I decided she forgot because a family
member is very ill. Why type of attribution have I made?

Select one of the following:

  • external attribution

  • internal attribution

  • dispositional attribution

  • fundamental attribution error

Explanation

Question 6 of 42

1

A self-serving bias is one that protects:

Select one of the following:

  • self-esteem

  • self-concept

  • both A and B

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 7 of 42

1

Self-perception theory proposes that we gain knowledge of ourselves only by making __________ .

Select one of the following:

  • self-esteem comparisons

  • gains in self-awareness

  • self-attributions

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 8 of 42

1

Barbie defines herself as a toy. This is an example of:

Select one of the following:

  • personal identity

  • social identity

  • BIRGing

  • relational self

Explanation

Question 9 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT a function of an attitude?

Select one of the following:

  • instrumentality

  • ego defence

  • value expressiveness

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 10 of 42

1

Modelling is a process more likely involved in which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • observational learning

  • instrumental conditioning

  • operant conditioning

  • classical conditioning

Explanation

Question 11 of 42

1

In persuasive communication research, one of the following is NOT a variable
considered to be a ‘message’ factor:

Select one of the following:

  • credibility

  • repetition

  • fear

  • fact

Explanation

Question 12 of 42

1

Which of the following is a special case of cognitive dissonance where inconsistency is experienced when a person makes a considerable effort to achieve a modest goal?

Select one of the following:

  • overjustification effect

  • effort justification

  • minimising-maximising strategy

  • belief in a just world

Explanation

Question 13 of 42

1

When I ask my friend, “Can you do me a favour?”, and I am expecting my friend to accept without knowing what the favour is, I am using which of the following compliance tactics?

Select one of the following:

  • foot-in-the-door

  • door-in-the-face

  • obedience

  • low-ball

Explanation

Question 14 of 42

1

If you were a member of a group, working on a collective task that was important to you, which of the following behaviours would you hope your fellow group members exhibited?

Select one of the following:

  • social loafing

  • social compensation

  • both A and B

  • free-rider

Explanation

Question 15 of 42

1

The patterns of behaviour that distinguish between different activities within a group is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • status

  • schema

  • roles

  • both B and C

Explanation

Question 16 of 42

1

In the Ohio State Leadership Studies research, two leadership behaviours were identified. Which leadership behaviour was focused on being task-orientated?

Select one of the following:

  • outcome focused

  • initiating structure

  • democratic

  • performance structure

Explanation

Question 17 of 42

1

Groupthink is more likely to occur in:

Select one of the following:

  • groups that have low cohesiveness

  • groups that are highly cohesive

  • groups that have no more than 8 members

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 18 of 42

1

A distinction between prejudice and discrimination is that:

Select one of the following:

  • prejudice is an attitude, while discrimination is the behaviour

  • prejudice is a behaviour, while discrimination is an attitude

  • prejudice is a cognitive component, while discrimination is an emotional component

  • prejudice is an emotional component, while discrimination is a cognitive component

Explanation

Question 19 of 42

1

A cognitive style that is rigid and intolerant and predisposes people to be prejudiced is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • belief congruence theory

  • social dominance theory

  • ethnocentrism

  • dogmatism

Explanation

Question 20 of 42

1

Realistic conflict theory explains intergroup behaviour in terms of the nature of goal relations between groups. Which of the following type of goal would decrease intergroup conflict?

Select one of the following:

  • mutually exclusive goal

  • conflict avoidance goal

  • competitive goal

  • superordinate goal

Explanation

Question 21 of 42

1

Collective behaviour that arises from a distinctive behaviour in an initially normless crowd is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • firecracker theory

  • distinctive response theory

  • the spotlight effect

  • emergent norm theory

Explanation

Question 22 of 42

1

A critique of the frustration-aggression hypothesis is that:

Select one of the following:

  • the theory’s loose definition of frustration

  • difficulty in predicting which kinds of frustrating circumstances may lead to aggression

  • both A and B

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 23 of 42

1

A dramatic realise of pent-up feelings as an outlet for aggression is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • catharsis

  • Type A personality

  • disinhibition

  • instinct

Explanation

Question 24 of 42

1

The process whereby people are less likely to help in an emergency when they are with others than when alone is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • bystander intervention

  • bystander effect

  • volunteerism

  • just-world hypothesis

Explanation

Question 25 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT a component in Latane and Darley’s cognitive model?

Select one of the following:

  • attend to what is happening

  • assume responsibility

  • define the event as an emergency

  • empathy for the person needing help

Explanation

Question 26 of 42

1

Assortative mating is:

Select one of the following:

  • coupling of individuals based on similarity of attitudes

  • coupling of individuals based on their resemblance to each other on physical appearance

  • coupling of individuals based on their resemblance to each other on one or more characteristics

  • none of the above

Explanation

Question 27 of 42

1

According to Rusbult and Zembrodt (1983), which of the following is an active stance during the deterioration of a relationship?

Select one of the following:

  • loyalty

  • neglect

  • commitment behaviour

  • voice behaviour

Explanation

Question 28 of 42

1

Meaning can be communicated by language at a number of levels. Which of the following is the level regarding ‘words placed in sequence’?

Select one of the following:

  • utterance

  • locution

  • illocution

  • semantics

Explanation

Question 29 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT one of the six basic emotions as proposed by Vaughan and Hogg (2018)?

Select one of the following:

  • anger

  • disgust

  • contempt

  • surprise

Explanation

Question 30 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an independent person?

Select one of the following:

  • is cooperative

  • is competitive

  • strives to feel good about the self

  • has personal attributes that guide action

Explanation

Question 31 of 42

1

A ____ has greater internal validity, while a ___ has greater external validity.

Select one of the following:

  • Laboratory experiment, field experiment

  • Field experiment, laboratory experiment

  • Both a and b correct as they are both experimental research designs

  • Field study, laboratory experiment

Explanation

Question 32 of 42

1

Which self-best reflects your thoughts, feelings, and attitudes.

Select one of the following:

  • Looking-glass self

  • Private self

  • Ideal self

  • Ought self

Explanation

Question 33 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT a type of schema?

Select one of the following:

  • Person schema

  • Role schema

  • Event schema

  • Script

Explanation

Question 34 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT a type of self-serving bias?

Select one of the following:

  • Self-perception

  • Self-handicapping

  • Illusion of control

  • Belief in a just world

Explanation

Question 35 of 42

1

According to Vaughan and Hogg (2014), which of the following is NOT a function of attitudes?

Select one of the following:

  • Value expressiveness

  • Ego defence

  • Instrumentality

  • Consistency

Explanation

Question 36 of 42

1

If you wanted to appear similar to a person and changed your accent to be more similar to that of the person you were taking to, what process would you be using?

Select one of the following:

  • Speech similarity

  • Speech matching

  • Speech likeness

  • Speech convergence

Explanation

Question 37 of 42

1

Which multiple requests tactic would have the focal request after an initial request that was likely to be refused?

Select one of the following:

  • Foot-in-the-door

  • Door-in-the-face

  • Low-ball

  • Fist-in-the-face

Explanation

Question 38 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT a social exchange model?

Select one of the following:

  • Maximise strategy

  • Profit

  • Cost-reward ratio

  • Comparison level

Explanation

Question 39 of 42

1

Which of the following is an explanation of prejudice and discrimination as identified by Vaughan and Hogg (2018)?

Select one of the following:

  • Authoritative personality

  • Left-wing authoritarianism

  • Social equity theory

  • Dogmatism

Explanation

Question 40 of 42

1

Which of the following is a behaviour of leaders as identified by the Ohio State Leadership Studies?

Select one of the following:

  • Output-orientated

  • Task-orientated

  • Cohesion-orientated

  • Both a and c

Explanation

Question 41 of 42

1

Which of the following is NOT a group behaviour in social identity?

Select one of the following:

  • Ethnocentrism

  • Intergroup similarity

  • Ingroup Favouritism

  • Stereotype

Explanation

Question 42 of 42

1

Which of the following forms of aggression would national defence fall under?

Select one of the following:

  • Intergroup conflict

  • Interpersonal aggression

  • International aggression

  • Institutionalised aggression

Explanation

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