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

1 / 20

Expected behavior patterns associated with particular social positions are called

roles.

stereotypes

culture

mannerisms.

2 / 20

Moderate self-disclosure typically leads to

romantic attraction.

rejection.

competence matching.

reciprocity.

3 / 20

Negative attitudes that are tinged with fear, hatred, or suspicion is a definition of

prehudice

displaced aggression.

discrimation

authoritarianism.

4 / 20

Discrimination refers to behaviors that

are directed toward a particular group.

occur when members of a racial group threaten an individual's security.

allow us to tell one ethnic group from another.

prevent individuals from doing things they should be able to do.

5 / 20

Which statement about physical attractiveness is FALSE?

Beauty is a factor mainly in initial acquaintances.

For marriage partners there is a tendency for attractive men to be paired with highly educated women with high incomes.

For men, there is little relationship between attractiveness and the achievement of status.

Looks are less related to dating frequency for men than for women.

6 / 20

Milgram’s shock study showed people to be surprisingly

intelligent

rebellious.

obedient

sexist

7 / 20

When you have “clashing thoughts,” you are experiencing

conformity pressure.

open-ended role conflict.

cognitive dissonance.

obedience pressure.

8 / 20

According to evolutionary psychologists,

men place more emphasis on physical attractiveness.

men tend to be concerned with whether mates will devote time and resources to a relationship.

women are biologically driven to have multiple partners.

women place more emphasis on sexual fidelity.

9 / 20

If everyone leaves five minutes before the game is over to avoid a traffic jam, the resulting traffic jam would be an example of

a social trap.

social impregnation.

groupthink.

self-handicapping.

10 / 20

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

actualized

achieved

ascertained

ascribed

11 / 20

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

gain-loss theory

social exchange theory

social comparison theory

complementary need theory

12 / 20

The person who agrees to a small request initially is more likely later to comply with a larger demand. This describes the

low-ball technique.

high-ball technique.

foot-in-the-door effect.

door-in-the-face-effect.

13 / 20

The degree of attraction among group members relates to the dimension of

structure.

compatibility.

cohesiveness.

conformity.

14 / 20

A compulsion by decision makers to maintain each other’s approval, even at the cost of critical thinking and good judgment, is called

expert power.

the halo effect.

social conformity.

groupthink.

15 / 20

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

Ambivalent

Avoidant

Mutual

Secure

16 / 20

hen 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.

17 / 20

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.

18 / 20

When making the “attribution error,” we tend to overestimate the importance of __________ in judging the behavior of others.

motivation

personal factors

intelligence

situational factors

19 / 20

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

physical proximity.

upward comparison.

downward comparison.

social comparison.

20 / 20

Which is true of social stereotypes?

They are always negative.

University students show more evidence of ethnic stereotyping now than they did in the past.

Likable members of a rejected group are perceived as an "exception."

They tend to be rational.

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