Top 150+ Solved Social Psychology 2 MCQ Questions Answer
Q. __________ is best known for his research on conformity
a. asch
b. rubin
c. schachter
d. zimbardo
Q. During the Stanford Prison study,
a. guards did not take their roles seriously
b. guards readily assumed their roles as agents of force
c. the prisoners and the guards quickly became friendly towards one another
d. three prisoners were so severely beaten they had to be hospitalized
Q. During research in a simulated prison situation
a. three prisoners were so severely beaten they had to be hospitalized
b. guards did not take their roles seriously
c. prisoners quickly became passive and dehumanized
d. the prisoners and the guards quickly became friendly towards one another
Q. The degree of attraction among group members relates to the dimension of
a. compatibility
b. structure
c. cohesiveness
d. conformity
Q. You are walking into a store when a man rudely cuts in front of you, almost shoving you, so that he may enter the store first. "What a jerk!" you think to yourself. As you enter thestore, you see the same man performing an emergency tracheotomy on a women with a collapsed windpipe. You have just
a. discounted a person\s actions due to situational demands
b. self-handicapped
c. overemphasized the object in this action sequence
d. made the fundamental attribution error
Q. According to evolutionary psychologists,
a. women tend to be concerned with whether mates will devote time and resources to a relationship.
b. men place less emphasis on physical attractiveness
c. women place more emphasis on sexual fidelity
d. men are biologically driven to have multiple partners
Q. Which statement about physical attractiveness is FALSE?
a. beauty is a factor mainly in initial acquaintances
b. looks are less related to dating frequency for men than for women
c. for men, there is little relationship between attractiveness and the achievement of status
d. for marriage partners there is a tendency for attractive men to be paired with highly educated women with high incomes
Q. Moderate self-disclosure typically leads to
a. competence matching
b. rejection
c. romantic attraction
d. reciprocity
Q. When subjects in Milgram's obedience experiments received their orders over the phone,they
a. conformed more completely due to the formality of the telephoned instructions
b. completely refused to participate
c. were only slightly more obedient than they were in face-to-face conditions
d. were far less obedient
Q. Solomon Asch's classic experiment (in which subjects judged a standard line andcomparison lines) was arranged to test the limits of
a. social perception
b. indoctrination
c. coercive power
d. conformity
Q. The person who agrees to a small request initially is more likely later to comply with alarger demand. This describes the
a. door-in-the-face-effect
b. foot-in-the-door effect
c. low-ball technique
d. high-ball technique
Q. For most American adults, an invisible spatial envelope defining their most intimatespace
a. extends four feet from their body
b. extends an "arm\s reach" from their body
c. is reserved for comfortable interactions with friends
d. extends about 18 inches out from their body
Q. Which theory holds that a relationship must be profitable to endure?
a. complementary need theory
b. social exchange theory
c. gain-loss theory
d. social comparison theory
Q. __________ attachment style is marked by conflicting feelings of affection, anger, andemotional turmoil
a. mutual
b. secure
c. avoidant
d. ambivalent
Q. Zimbardo interpreted the results of his simulated prison study as an indication of the
a. powerful influence of roles on people
b. tendency to show compassion to people in need
c. weakness of social pressure in some situations
d. tendency to displace aggression