Week 10 Quiz

Social psychology is primarily concerned with the study of… *

Individual development over the lifespan

Mental disorders and their treatment

How individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts

Cognitive processes such as memory and perception

The phenomenon where individuals perform better on simple tasks in the presence of others is known as… *

Social loafing

Groupthink

Social facilitation

De-individuation

The tendency for people to conform to a group’s norms or behaviors, even if they privately disagree, is called… *

Obedience

Conformity

Social facilitation

Persuasion

Which classic study demonstrated the power of authority in leading people to follow orders, even when they cause harm to others? *

Milgram’s obedience study

Asch’s conformity experiment

Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment

Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment

The bystander effect refers to the tendency for individuals to… *

Help more readily in large groups

Avoid helping when others are present

Act aggressively in group settings

Become more creative in groups

The fundamental attribution error involves… *

Attributing one’s successes to external factors

Overemphasizing personal traits and underestimating situational factors when explaining others’ behavior

Blaming one’s failures on personal traits

Overemphasising situational factors for one's own behaviour

In-group bias refers to the tendency to… *

View members of one’s own group more favourably than those of other groups

Avoid forming close relationships within groups

Resist conforming to group norms

Show favouritism towards strangers over familiar individuals

Cognitive dissonance occurs when… *

People conform to group behaviors they disagree with

An individual holds contradictory beliefs or attitudes, causing discomfort

A person shifts behavior in line with their beliefs

A group works together harmoniously

Which term describes the process of changing attitudes or behaviors through persuasion or other forms of social influence? *

Compliance

Obedience

Socialisation

Attitude change

Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment is often cited as an example of… *

The power of individual traits over social situations

The impact of environmental factors on intelligence

The influence of situational factors on behaviour

The benefits of group cohesion

Foundations-1A: Introduction to Psychology