Fundamentals of Social Interaction and Human Behavior Quiz

Test your knowledge on empathy, conformity, cognitive dissonance, and more. Explore fundamental concepts in social interaction.

#1

What is the definition of empathy?

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
The process of analyzing data.
The skill of public speaking.
The technique of problem-solving.
#2

Which psychological concept involves the fear of being judged, criticized, or rejected by others in social situations?

Social Loafing
Social Anxiety
Social Comparison
Social Identity
#3

What is the term for the phenomenon where people tend to exert less effort when working collectively on a task than when working individually?

Social Facilitation
Social Loafing
Groupthink
Reciprocity
#4

What is the term for the process of adjusting one's behavior or thinking based on the behavior or thinking of others?

Adaptation
Conformity
Socialization
Assimilation
#5

What is the term for the process through which individuals form opinions or make decisions based on the preferences and actions of others?

Social Comparison
Groupthink
Social Influence
Normative Social Influence
#6

Which theory suggests that people are motivated by a hierarchy of needs?

Social Exchange Theory
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Theory of Planned Behavior
#7

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's successes to personal factors and failures to external factors?

Confirmation Bias
Fundamental Attribution Error
Self-Serving Bias
Halo Effect
#8

Which concept in psychology refers to the phenomenon where people tend to attribute their own positive actions to internal factors while attributing their negative actions to external factors?

Self-Efficacy
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Self-Serving Bias
Selective Perception
#9

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the impact of personal disposition and underestimate the impact of the situation in explaining social behaviors?

Confirmation Bias
Fundamental Attribution Error
Cognitive Dissonance
Recency Effect
#10

What does the term 'cognitive dissonance' refer to in psychology?

The discomfort caused by holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes.
The process of encoding and retrieving information from memory.
The tendency to conform to group norms.
The impact of genetic factors on behavior.
#11

According to Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory, what is the process of learning through observation and imitation called?

Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Social Learning
Cognitive Restructuring
#12

In social psychology, what does the term 'conformity' refer to?

The tendency to go along with the crowd and adopt the group's attitudes and behaviors.
The process of adapting to a new culture.
The ability to maintain focus in a noisy environment.
The fear of public speaking.
#13

According to Erik Erikson, what is the primary developmental task of adolescence?

Generativity vs. Stagnation
Integrity vs. Despair
Industry vs. Inferiority
Identity vs. Role Confusion
#14

Which social psychology experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram studied the willingness of participants to obey authority figures, even when it involved harming others?

Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment
Asch Conformity Experiment
Little Albert Experiment
Milgram's Obedience Experiment
#15

What is the term for the tendency to favor individuals within one's own group over those from outside the group?

In-Group Bias
Out-Group Homogeneity
Stereotyping
Social Facilitation
#16

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Self-serving Bias
Self-efficacy
Self-perception Theory
#17

In Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, what is the primary task of the early adulthood stage?

Generativity vs. Stagnation
Integrity vs. Despair
Industry vs. Inferiority
Intimacy vs. Isolation

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