Top 150+ Solved Social Psychology 2 MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Subjects in Milgram's experiment who gave large shocks rationalized that they were NOT personally responsible for their actions. This raises questions about our willingnessto commit inhumane acts as a result of
a. coercive power
b. obedience to a legitimate authority
c. expert power
d. conformity to group pressure
Q. The process of changing your behavior to match that of others in a group is
a. norming
b. forming a social contract
c. conformity
d. standardization
Q. If everyone leaves five minutes before the game is over to avoid a traffic jam, theresulting traffic jam would be an example of
a. social impregnation
b. a social trap
c. groupthink
d. self-handicapping
Q. People's invisible "spatial envelope" defines their __________, and extends "I" or "me"boundaries past the skin
a. spatial role
b. personal space
c. ego location
d. proximal location
Q. Physical proximity increases attraction because it
a. increases frequency of contact
b. enhances social comparisons
c. establishes common norms
d. reduces development of incompatible roles
Q. The study of unspoken rules for the use of interpersonal space is called
a. kinesics
b. psychoecology
c. proxemics
d. territoriality
Q. Someone asks you to bring dip to a party and you agree. Later the person asks you toalso bring popcorn, chips, and sodas. The person has used which compliance strategy?
a. the low-ball technique
b. the over-commitment strategy
c. the whole-part technique
d. the passive obedience method
Q. The real danger of "groupthink" is that it
a. is contagious
b. occurs in cohesive groups
c. disrupts coordinated efforts at group problem solving
d. leads to a suspension of critical thinking
Q. The organization of roles, patterns of communication, and power in a group defines thegroup's
a. status
b. structure
c. cohesiveness
d. norms
Q. Those roles which one attains voluntarily are called
a. ascribed roles
b. achieved roles
c. positions
d. social selves
Q. Social traps can be dismantled by changing
a. rewards and costs
b. supply and demand
c. compliance and assertiveness
d. the tendency toward groupthink
Q. A learned disposition to respond to people, objects, or institutions in a positive ornegative way defines
a. cognitive dissonance
b. socialization
c. attitudes
d. stereotypes
Q. In general, helping behavior in emergency situations is discouraged by
a. the presence of a large number of persons
b. low costs associated with helping
c. smaller social distance between the helper and the victim
d. fear of cognitive dissonance
Q. When a person with little or no authority makes a direct request to another person, thesituation involves
a. compliance
b. obedience
c. coercion
d. conformity
Q. The fact that physically attractive people also tend to be rated more highly on traits suchas intelligence and honesty is an example of
a. social magnetism
b. role modeling
c. social comparisons
d. the halo effect