Question 1

During which activity did Ringelmann first observe social loafing?

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A)   watching people jog
B)   playing tug-of-war
C)   watching people ride their bicycles
D)   listening to people clapE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Your psychology professor has assigned group projects to your class. She has chosen to individually grade each student's contribution to the assignment as an attempt to reduce

Accepted Answer

A)   social facilitation.
B)   social loafing.
C)   minority influence.
D)   group polarization.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

According to social psychologists, which is NOT a factor in why other people create arousal in us?

Accepted Answer

A)   evaluation apprehension
B)   distraction
C)   mere presence
D)   vanityE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

According to research on deindividuation and self-awareness, what should people who want to lose weight put on their refrigerator?

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A)   a lock
B)   pictures of models whose bodies they admire
C)   pictures of people who are overweight
D)   a mirrorE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Evaluating one's opinions and abilities by comparing oneself with others is called

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A)   comparative influence processing.
B)   analogical comparison.
C)   reactance.
D)   social comparison.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The fact that active participation in discussion produces more attitude change is best explained by

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A)   the concept of informational influence.
B)   the social role theory.
C)   the cognitive miser theory.
D)   a decrease in pluralistic ignorance.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The illusion of unanimity in a group is one aspect of

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A)   outgroup bias.
B)   deindividuation.
C)   groupthink.
D)   self-realization.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

List and provide examples of each of the three determinants of minority influence.

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Question 9

Two or more people who, for longer than a few moments, interact with and influence one another and perceive one another as "us" are referred by social psychologists as a

Accepted Answer

A)   clan.
B)   crowd.
C)   group.
D)   mob.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

According to Festinger (1954) , it is human nature to want to evaluate our opinions by

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A)   comparing our views with others.
B)   designing everyday tests of validity.
C)   engaging in frequent introspection.
D)   actively studying the results of scientific research.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In the context of social loafing, when the output of collective farms and private plots were compared,

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A)   the collective farms were more productive.
B)   the private plots were more productive.
C)   there was little difference between the two.
D)   the output depended on the relationships within the group.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

"Mindguards" protect group leaders from

Accepted Answer

A)   unfair criticism.
B)   disagreeable facts.
C)   illusions of unanimity.
D)   framing effect.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Groups tend to loaf less when

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A)   the members of the group are friends.
B)   they belong to individualistic cultures.
C)   the task is easy.
D)   the rewards are divided equally regardless of the effort.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Triplett conducted one of social psychology's first laboratory experiments by asking children to wind string on a fishing reel. The results of the study indicated that the children worked _____ on their fishing reel when co-actors were competing with them in contrast to when they worked alone.

Accepted Answer

A)   faster
B)   slower
C)   uninterestedly
D)   leisurelyE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

A false impression of what most other people are thinking or feeling, or how they are responding is what social psychologists call

Accepted Answer

A)   an imaginary audience.
B)   social comparison.
C)   pluralistic ignorance.
D)   groupthink.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Sam has a tendency to contribute little effort to group assignments, as he thinks others will be sure to pick up the slack in an effort to get a good grade. Social psychologists would call Sam a

Accepted Answer

A)   social facilitator.
B)   free loafer.
C)   free rider.
D)   social thinker.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

What underlying processes help to explain the occurrence of group polarization?

Accepted Answer

A)   informational influences and normative influences
B)   minority influences and social facilitation
C)   psychological reactance and deindividuation
D)   collective narcissism and self-realizationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The concern for how others are assessing us is called

Accepted Answer

A)   deindividuation.
B)   social ostracism.
C)   self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)   evaluation apprehension.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Because of the relationship between crowding and arousal, you are likely to _______ on a difficult exam in a densely packed classroom.

Accepted Answer

A)   do well
B)   do poorly
C)   do average
D)   outperformE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

In which of the following situation will deindividuation most likely occur?

Accepted Answer

A)   when the group size is large
B)   when individuals in a group are completely self-aware of their activities
C)   when individuals lose their sense of anonymity
D)   when there is absence of distracting activitiesE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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