Social Psychology Concepts Quiz

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#1

Which concept describes the tendency for people to exert less effort when they are part of a group?

Social facilitation
Group polarization
Social loafing
Groupthink
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#2

What term refers to the tendency for individuals to conform to the majority opinion, even if that opinion goes against their own beliefs?

Deindividuation
Social loafing
Normative social influence
Groupthink
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#3

What phenomenon occurs when individuals in a group tend to exert less effort when working collectively compared to when working individually?

Social facilitation
Group polarization
Social loafing
Deindividuation
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#4

According to social identity theory, what does the term 'ingroup' refer to?

Groups to which individuals do not belong
Groups to which individuals belong and identify with
Groups with which individuals have minimal contact
Groups that individuals perceive as inferior
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#5

What is the term for the tendency of people to perform better on tasks when they are in the presence of others?

Social loafing
Social facilitation
Group polarization
Deindividuation
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#6

Which concept in social psychology refers to the process of adjusting one's behavior or thinking to match that of other people?

Conformity
Deindividuation
Groupthink
Stereotyping
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#7

What phenomenon occurs when individuals in a group tend to strengthen their initial attitudes through discussion, leading to more extreme opinions?

Social loafing
Groupthink
Group polarization
Deindividuation
#8

Which phenomenon describes the tendency for group discussion to enhance the initial tendencies of group members?

Social loafing
Group polarization
Deindividuation
Conformity
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#9

What is the term for the mental process that individuals use to form judgments and draw conclusions about the characteristics of others based on available information?

Attribution
Stereotyping
Conformity
Deindividuation
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#10

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

Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
Actor-observer bias
Confirmation bias
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#11

Which theory in social psychology suggests that people seek to maintain consistency among their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors?

Cognitive dissonance theory
Social identity theory
Attribution theory
Schema theory
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#12

What is the term for the phenomenon in which individuals in a group suppress their dissenting opinions in order to maintain harmony within the group?

Group polarization
Groupthink
Social loafing
Conformity
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#13

What is the term for the tendency of 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
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#14

According to the elaboration likelihood model, in which route to persuasion do people focus on the superficial aspects of an argument without deeply processing the message content?

Central route
Peripheral route
Ingroup route
Outgroup route
#15

What term describes the reduced self-awareness and inhibition that occurs when individuals are part of a group?

Conformity
Deindividuation
Social facilitation
Group polarization
#16

What term describes the tendency for individuals to believe that others are paying more attention to them than they actually are?

Spotlight effect
Halo effect
Confirmation bias
Illusory correlation
#17

Which theory in social psychology suggests that individuals categorize themselves and others into social groups, leading to ingroup favoritism and outgroup discrimination?

Social identity theory
Attribution theory
Cognitive dissonance theory
Schema theory
#18

According to the Asch conformity experiments, what percentage of participants conformed to the incorrect majority at least once?

25%
50%
75%
90%
#19

What is the term for the tendency of individuals to evaluate ambiguous stimuli more positively after exposure to similar stimuli?

Confirmation bias
Illusory correlation
Halo effect
Mere exposure effect
#20

What term describes the process of adopting the behaviors, attitudes, and values of a particular culture or social group?

Socialization
Assimilation
Acculturation
Adaptation
#21

In social psychology, what is the term for the tendency to attribute others' behaviors to internal factors and our own behaviors to external factors?

Fundamental attribution error
Actor-observer bias
Self-serving bias
Confirmation bias
#22

Which theory suggests that individuals are motivated to compare themselves to others in order to evaluate their own abilities and opinions?

Social comparison theory
Social identity theory
Self-perception theory
Cognitive dissonance theory
#23

What term refers to the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to provide help to others in an emergency situation when there are other people present?

Diffusion of responsibility
Bystander effect
Social loafing
Conformity
#24

According to social psychological research, what factor has been found to increase the likelihood of obedience to authority figures?

Having a high level of education
Belonging to a collectivist culture
Perceiving the authority figure as legitimate
Being older in age
#25

In social psychology, what does the term 'self-fulfilling prophecy' refer to?

A belief that leads to its own fulfillment
A form of cognitive dissonance
A defense mechanism
An irrational fear of judgment
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