Social Psychology and Group Dynamics Quiz

Explore theories and phenomena in group dynamics. Test your knowledge on conformity, obedience, and group behavior. Engage with key concepts!

#1

Which theory suggests that individuals seek to maintain consistency between their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors?

Social Identity Theory
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Group Polarization Theory
Social Exchange Theory
#2

What is the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working collectively on a task that is personally meaningful?

Social Facilitation
Groupthink
Social Loafing
Deindividuation
#3

What term describes the tendency for individuals to put forth less effort when working in a group compared to when working alone?

Social Loafing
Deindividuation
Group Polarization
Social Facilitation
#4

Which theory suggests that individuals are motivated to achieve a sense of belongingness within a group, leading them to conform to group norms and expectations?

Social Identity Theory
Self-Categorization Theory
Normative Social Influence
Social Learning Theory
#5

What is the term used to describe the tendency for individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias
Fundamental attribution error
Actor-observer bias
Confirmation bias
#6

Which term refers to the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort when working collectively on a task compared to when working individually?

Social loafing
Deindividuation
Group polarization
Social facilitation
#7

Which concept explains the tendency for individuals to conform to the majority opinion, even if it goes against their own beliefs?

Social Facilitation
Groupthink
Social Loafing
Normative Social Influence
#8

Which experiment by Stanley Milgram tested obedience to authority figures, demonstrating the willingness of participants to obey commands that conflicted with their personal conscience?

Stanford Prison Experiment
Robbers Cave Experiment
Asch Conformity Experiment
Milgram Experiment
#9

What is the phenomenon where the presence of others enhances an individual's performance on a task?

Social Facilitation
Groupthink
Social Loafing
Deindividuation
#10

Which term describes the process by which individuals lose their sense of self-awareness and responsibility in group situations?

Social Identity
Deindividuation
Group Cohesion
Normative Social Influence
#11

What does the Robbers Cave Experiment demonstrate regarding intergroup conflict?

The impact of deindividuation on group behavior
The role of social facilitation in task performance
The effects of group polarization on decision-making
The formation of ingroups and outgroups leading to conflict
#12

According to the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), which route to persuasion involves superficial cues such as attractiveness or expertise of the communicator?

Central route
Peripheral route
Analytical route
Systematic route
#13

Which phenomenon describes the tendency for people in a group to make more extreme decisions than individuals would on their own?

Groupthink
Group Polarization
Social Facilitation
Deindividuation
#14

In the context of social psychology, what does the term 'ingroup' refer to?

A group with which an individual identifies
A group with opposing views
A group formed for a specific task
A group with which an individual has no connection
#15

What term describes the tendency for group members to suppress dissenting viewpoints in order to maintain group harmony or reach a consensus?

Social facilitation
Group polarization
Groupthink
Deindividuation
#16

Which theory suggests that individuals seek to maximize their outcomes in social situations, weighing the costs and benefits of their actions?

Social Exchange Theory
Social Identity Theory
Social Learning Theory
Self-categorization Theory
#17

In the context of group dynamics, what is the term for the tendency for group members to exert less effort when working collectively on a task?

Social loafing
Social facilitation
Deindividuation
Groupthink

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