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Psychology 5/e Book Cover
Psychology, 5/e
Lester M. Sdorow, Arcadia University
Cheryl A. Rickabaugh, University of Redlands

Social Psychology

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

The field that studies how the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other people affect one another's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors is:
A)social psychology
B)sociology
C)psychiatry
D)forensic psychology
2

The cognitive process by which we infer the causes of both our own and other people's social behavior is known as:
A)stereotype
B)social schema
C)social cognition
D)causal attribution
3

A social schema that incorporates characteristics, which may be positive or negative, supposedly shared by almost all members of a group is a:
A)stereotype
B)social schema
C)social cognition
D)causal attribution
4

A cognitive structure comprising the presumed characteristics of a role, an event, a person or a group is a:
A)stereotype
B)social schema
C)social cognition
D)causal attribution
5

The tendency to make dispositional attributions for one's successes and situational attributions for one's failures is known as:
A)self-fulfilling prophecy
B)social schema
C)self-serving bias
D)stereotype
6

The tendency for one person's expectations to influence another person to behave in accordance with them is known as:
A)self-fulfilling prophecy
B)social schema
C)self-serving bias
D)stereotype
7

One of the factors that determines liking, _____ increases the likelihood of interpersonal attraction due to frequent encounters with persons who live close to you, work with, or attends the same classes as you.
A)similarity
B)physical attractiveness
C)familiarity
D)proximity
8

The factor that determines interpersonal attraction due to mere exposure is:
A)similarity
B)physical attractiveness
C)familiarity
D)proximity
9

Love characterized by feelings of affection and commitment to a relationship with another person is:
A)unrequited love
B)romantic love
C)passionate love
D)companionate love
10

A theory of persuasion that considers the extent to which messages take a central route or a peripheral route is the:
A)elaboration likelihood model
B)self-perception theory
C)cognitive-dissonance theory
D)two-factor theory of love
11

According to Janis, _____ occurs when people are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, and when the members' strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative
A)social facilitation
B)groupthink
C)persuasion
D)social loafing
12

When working together on a task, ____ decreases individual effort exerted by group members.
A)social facilitation
B)groupthink
C)persuasion
D)social loafing
13

The improvement in a person's task performance when in the presence of other people is:
A)social facilitation
B)groupthink
C)persuasion
D)social loafing
14

Behaving in accordance with group expectations with little or no overt pressure to do so is:
A)groupthink
B)social loafing
C)persuasion
D)conformity
15

The process of ________ occurs when group members become less aware of themselves as individuals and less concerned about being socially evaluated.
A)groupthink
B)deindividuation
C)conformity
D)social loafing