Social Psychology MCQs

Question 1

The process by which members of a society are taught how behave and feel by influential members of that society is referred to as:

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Socialization

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Role ambiguity

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Hawthorne effect

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Social roles

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normative influence

Question 2

The "West versus the Rest" mentality refers to the:

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Tendency to apply American theories to non- American situations

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Degree to which individuals are expected to look after themselves versus the group

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Degree to which members of a culture feel comfortable in unpredictable situations

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Extent of immediate versus delayed gratification of members of a culture

Question 3

Which of the following countries as a collectivist culture?

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Japan

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United States

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German

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France

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the dimensions in Hofstede's theory of culture?

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Conscientiousness

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Power distance

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Uncertainty avoidance

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Masculinity/femininity

Question 5

Research has indicated that egocentricity, group polarization and production-blocking all contribute to diminished_______.

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Group decision- making

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Group cohesiveness

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Organizational culture

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Group effectiveness

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of role conflict?

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A worker who is going through a divorce and is unable to complete his job responsibilities

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A worker who is having conflict with one of her subordinates

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A worker who has just been promoted to supervisor and who is having problems relating to her supervisees

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A worker who is being sexually harassed by his co-worker

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of 360-degree feedback?

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An employee receiving feedback from her supervisor, her peer, and her subordinate

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An employee receiving feedback on her ability to successfully

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An employee receiving feedback that has been completed by two supervisors, so as to avoid rating errors

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An employee evaluating her own performance and sharing that with her supervisor

Question 8

According to Tuckman's five stage model of group development, which stage refers to the period of development when people struggle with each other over leadership and group definition?

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Storming

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Performing

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Forming

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Adjourning

Question 9

Viewing people from different groups as individuals and viewing people from different subgroups(such as Scots and English) as members of a single superordinate group represent which two types of prejudice reduction strategies?

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b and c

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Intergroup contact

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Decategorization

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Recategorization

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a and b

Question 10

Research suggests that we seek out the company of others because of which motives?

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All of the above

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To obtain information

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To reduce anxiety

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To compare ourselves with similar others

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None of the above

Question 11

Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon 'production blocking', because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ' idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results? 1.That 'production blocking' does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups. 2.That 'production blocking' is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups. 3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group. 4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.

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2 & 4

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1 & 2

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2 & 3

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1 & 3

Question 12

In 1986, the decision of NASA officials go forward with the launch of the space shuttle Challenger despite warnings from engineers to delay the launch is an example of the dangerous consequences of which social psychological process?

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groupthink

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Brainstorming

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Group polarization

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Deindividuation

Question 13

In the 1957 Sidney Lumet film Twelve Angry Men, 12 jurors have to decide over the guilt or innocence of a young man changed with the murder of his father. At the outset, all but one of the jurors are convinced of the youth's guilt. The lone juror (played by Henry Fond (a) actively attempts to change their minds, standing firm, committed self-confident and unwavering. One by one the other jurors change sides, until in the end they all agree that the accused in not guilty. Which form of social influence is this an example of?

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Minority influence

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Conformity

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Normative influence

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Informational influence

Question 14

Attitudes are not more accidents of individual experience. They result from_______living in the home, in the school, and in the community:

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Situation-by-situation

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Interest-by-interest

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Grade-by-grade

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Day-by-day

Question 15

Aggression is an act that:

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Both (a) and (b)

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Causes pain anxiety

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Hostile wish or the effect of anger

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None of these

Question 16

Although women perform about______of all housework, about_____of wives characterize their household division of labor as unfair.

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two-thirds; one-third

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one-half; one-half

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two-thirds; three-quarters

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three-quarters; one-tenth

Question 17

Forensic and criminal psychologists should exercise great caution before assuming that the media plays a role in generating violent criminality. Which of the following would support this caution?

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All of the above

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The media give a similar message about violence as do other sources of socialization. Indeed, the media give messages about when it is appropriate to use violence and when it is not

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Young violent offenders prefer violent videos compared to controls but they also tend to have been abused by their parents. When this factor is taken into account their media consumption is not different from controls

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Violent crime statistics in the states show a delayed effect as result of the introduction of violent television but this claim is not supported in Great Britain

Question 18

Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent - at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?

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Homicidal protest

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Depressive

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Over- controlled repressors

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Paranoid- aggression

Question 19

Intra- sexual homicide (young men kill young men more than females kill females) would offer support for:

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adaptively basis of aggression

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biological basis of aggression

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homicidal protest

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media causes violence hypothesis

Question 20

What can we say about aggression in males and females?

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All of the above

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Women may learn different aggressive strategies from those used by man who are the physically stronger sex

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Aggression in males may be expressed directly (e.g. fighting) but aggression in females may be expressed indirectly (e.g. gossiping about someone)

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If relational victimization of girls and if aggression is seen as means of hurting someone than women may not differ so much from men in terms of using aggression

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