Social Psychology: Understanding Bias and Prejudice Quiz

Test your knowledge on bias, prejudice, and cognitive processes. Explore social psychology concepts in this insightful quiz!

#1

Which term refers to the tendency to favor one's own group over others?

Prejudice
Discrimination
In-group bias
Stereotype
#2

What is the term for a negative attitude or emotional response toward a particular group?

Stereotype
Prejudice
Discrimination
Conformity
#3

Which cognitive process involves categorizing people into groups based on their perceived similarities?

Conformity
Stereotyping
Discrimination
Prejudice
#4

What term describes the reduction of prejudice through cooperative interaction and positive contact between conflicting groups?

Social facilitation
Social loafing
Contact hypothesis
Group polarization
#5

What is the term for a positive or negative evaluation of a particular group and its members?

Conformity
Social identity
Attitude
Group polarization
#6

Which cognitive bias involves forming an opinion about someone based on the first information received?

Confirmation bias
Halo effect
Fundamental attribution error
Availability heuristic
#7

What is the term for the tendency to favor individuals who are similar to oneself in terms of characteristics such as race, religion, or socioeconomic status?

In-group bias
Out-group homogeneity
Reciprocity norm
Social facilitation
#8

What is the term for the tendency to view one's own group or culture as the standard against which others are judged?

Cultural assimilation
Cultural relativism
Cultural bias
Cultural pluralism
#9

What is the term for the tendency to believe that the world is just and that people get what they deserve?

Just-world hypothesis
Scapegoat theory
Reciprocity norm
Social desirability bias
#10

Which concept involves the tendency to attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

Self-fulfilling prophecy
Self-serving bias
Locus of control
Social comparison
#11

What is the term for the discomfort or tension that arises from holding two or more inconsistent beliefs?

Cognitive dissonance
Confirmation bias
Social loafing
Groupthink
#12

What is the term for the tendency to favor individuals who are perceived as similar to oneself?

Similarity bias
Reciprocity norm
Out-group homogeneity
Altruism
#13

In the context of social psychology, what is the 'halo effect'?

A form of in-group bias
The tendency to judge someone based on a single trait
A type of cognitive dissonance
The influence of social norms on behavior
#14

What is the term for the tendency to favor one's own group and view it as superior to other groups?

Ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
Cultural assimilation
Multiculturalism
#15

Which theory suggests that prejudice arises from competition between groups for scarce resources?

Realistic conflict theory
Social identity theory
Cognitive dissonance theory
Social exchange theory
#16

What is the term for the belief that one's culture or ethnic group is superior to others?

Ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
Cultural assimilation
Multiculturalism
#17

Which psychological phenomenon involves the tendency to attribute positive actions to internal characteristics and negative actions to external factors?

Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
Confirmation bias
Availability heuristic
#18

What is the term for a self-fulfilling prophecy where expectations about a person lead to their behavior confirming those expectations?

Confirmation bias
Pygmalion effect
Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
#19

Which theory proposes that people categorize themselves and others into social groups to enhance their self-esteem?

Social identity theory
Social exchange theory
Realistic conflict theory
Social comparison theory
#20

Which cognitive bias involves attributing positive events to internal, stable factors and negative events to external, unstable factors?

Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
Confirmation bias
Hindsight bias
#21

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

A form of discrimination
A cooperative learning technique
A type of social experiment
A measure of social conformity
#22

According to social identity theory, what is the process of categorizing oneself as a member of a particular social group?

Social comparison
Social categorization
Social facilitation
Social exchange
#23

Which psychological phenomenon involves attributing one's own thoughts or feelings to others?

Projection
Social facilitation
Groupthink
Reciprocity norm
#24

According to social identity theory, what is the process of comparing one's group to another group to enhance one's self-esteem?

Social comparison
Social categorization
Social facilitation
Social competition
#25

What is the term for the tendency to attribute the behavior of others to internal characteristics and underestimate the influence of external factors?

Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
Confirmation bias
Availability heuristic

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