Social Psychology and Human Behavior Quiz

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#1

Which theory suggests that people's behaviors are influenced by their social environment and the presence of others?

Trait theory
Social learning theory
Social cognitive theory
Social influence theory
2 answered
#2

What term describes the phenomenon in which the presence of others inhibits individuals from helping in an emergency situation?

Social facilitation
Bystander effect
Altruism
Social loafing
2 answered
#3

What term refers to the process of changing one's attitudes or behaviors in response to real or imagined pressure from others?

Socialization
Conformity
Persuasion
Acculturation
2 answered
#4

Which term refers to the tendency for people to exert less effort when they are working as part of a group compared to when they are individually accountable?

Social loafing
Deindividuation
Group polarization
Conformity
2 answered
#5

What term describes the phenomenon where individuals perform better on tasks in the presence of others, particularly for tasks they are skilled in?

Social loafing
Social facilitation
Deindividuation
Conformity
2 answered
#6

What term describes the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to internal causes?

Self-serving bias
Fundamental attribution error
Cognitive dissonance
Stereotyping
1 answered
#7

What experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram aimed to investigate obedience to authority figures?

Stanford prison experiment
Asch conformity experiment
Zimbardo's prison experiment
Milgram experiment
1 answered
#8

Which concept suggests that people are motivated to maintain a consistent self-image by reconciling inconsistencies between their beliefs and behaviors?

Attribution theory
Self-perception theory
Cognitive dissonance theory
Self-consistency theory
#9

What term describes the tendency for individuals to perform better on simple tasks when in the presence of others?

Social loafing
Deindividuation
Social facilitation
Conformity
#10

Which theory proposes that individuals seek to maintain consistency between their attitudes and behaviors?

Elaboration likelihood model
Cognitive dissonance theory
Social identity theory
Self-perception theory
#11

Which concept suggests that individuals are more likely to conform to a group when they perceive the group to be unanimous?

Groupthink
Social loafing
Deindividuation
Asch conformity
#12

According to the social identity theory, what term describes the tendency to view members of one's own group more favorably than members of an outgroup?

In-group bias
Out-group homogeneity
Reciprocity norm
Social categorization
#13

Which type of conformity occurs when individuals conform to the expectations of a group in order to gain approval or avoid disapproval?

Normative conformity
Informational conformity
Private conformity
Public conformity
#14

What phenomenon describes the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working collectively on a task compared to when working alone?

Social facilitation
Social loafing
Group polarization
Deindividuation
#15

What term describes the tendency to attribute one's own success to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias
Fundamental attribution error
Actor-observer bias
Just-world hypothesis

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