Social Dynamics and Perception in Interpersonal Encounters Quiz

Dive into social dynamics and perception with our quiz. Test your knowledge on social psychology theories, biases, and interpersonal interactions.

#1

Which theory suggests that individuals seek to minimize uncertainty and increase predictability in social situations?

Social Identity Theory
Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Social Exchange Theory
Social Cognitive Theory
#2

What term describes the process by which individuals form opinions and make decisions based on the first information received about a person or situation?

Halo Effect
Primacy Effect
Recency Effect
Confirmation Bias
#3

Which term describes the tendency to believe that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are?

Spotlight Effect
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Bystander Effect
Social Desirability Bias
#4

In social psychology, what term refers to the phenomenon where people tend to conform to the majority opinion or behavior in a group?

Social Facilitation
Social Loafing
Groupthink
Normative Influence
#5

What term refers to the phenomenon where individuals tend to conform to a group's decision or opinion even if they disagree with it?

Social Facilitation
Group Polarization
Normative Social Influence
Social Conformity
#6

In the context of social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error
Self-serving Bias
Confirmation Bias
Recency Effect
#7

Which term refers to the tendency to favor individuals who belong to the same social group as oneself?

Cognitive Dissonance
In-group Bias
Out-group Homogeneity
Conformity
#8

In the context of nonverbal communication, what term refers to the study of facial expressions, body movements, and gestures?

Proxemics
Kinesics
Paralanguage
Chronemics
#9

Which term describes the phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to exert less effort when working collectively compared to when working individually?

Social Facilitation
Groupthink
Social Loafing
Conformity
#10

In the context of interpersonal communication, what term refers to the process of decoding and interpreting verbal messages?

Encoding
Decoding
Feedback
Noise
#11

Which theory suggests that individuals are motivated to maintain a balance between their cognitions and will change attitudes or beliefs to resolve inconsistencies?

Elaboration Likelihood Model
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Social Identity Theory
Balance Theory
#12

Which term describes the tendency to attribute one's success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

Self-serving Bias
Fundamental Attribution Error
Actor-Observer Bias
False Consensus Effect
#13

According to social exchange theory, what is the central concept that individuals consider in social interactions?

Reciprocity
Empathy
Altruism
Equity
#14

Which psychological phenomenon involves the tendency to attribute others' successes to external factors and one's own successes to internal factors?

Impression Management
Actor-Observer Bias
Self-handicapping
False Consensus Effect
#15

What concept, introduced by Erving Goffman, refers to the efforts individuals make to create and maintain a specific impression in the minds of others?

Social Exchange
Dramaturgy
Role Conflict
Impression Management
#16

According to the social identity theory, what term describes the tendency to view one's own group as superior to others and actively promote its interests?

Ethnocentrism
In-group Bias
Out-group Homogeneity
Stereotyping
#17

According to the concept of self-disclosure, what term describes the process of revealing personal information to others in a gradual and reciprocal manner?

Social Penetration Theory
Social Comparison Theory
Impression Formation
Interpersonal Attraction
#18

What term describes the tendency to rely on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?

Anchoring Bias
Availability Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
Recency Effect
#19

What term describes the phenomenon where individuals tend to exert more effort when working in the presence of others compared to when working alone?

Social Loafing
Social Facilitation
Group Polarization
Deindividuation

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