Understanding Human Interaction and Perception Quiz

Test your knowledge on non-verbal communication, attribution theory, conformity, and more in social psychology.

#1

Which of the following is a non-verbal form of communication?

Speaking
Gesturing
Writing
Listening
#2

Which of the following factors influences interpersonal attraction?

Proximity
Temperature
Altitude
Velocity
#3

What term describes the process of interpreting someone else's behavior as having been caused by situational factors rather than internal characteristics?

Fundamental Attribution Error
Self-Serving Bias
Actor-Observer Bias
Halo Effect
#4

What term refers to the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error
Self-Serving Bias
Confirmation Bias
False Consensus Effect
#5

Which term refers to the phenomenon where people are more likely to comply with a request if it is preceded by a smaller request?

Door-in-the-face technique
Foot-in-the-door technique
That's-not-all technique
Low-ball technique
#6

What is the term for the study of how people communicate through facial expressions, gestures, body movements, and posture?

Sociology
Psychology
Anthropology
Kinesics
#7

Which theory suggests that individuals tend to interpret and give meaning to behaviors based on the context in which they occur?

Social Learning Theory
Attribution Theory
Social Exchange Theory
Symbolic Interactionism
#8

What term describes the tendency to conform to the group's norms in order to fit in and feel accepted?

Obedience
Compliance
Conformity
Deviance
#9

Which psychological concept involves the tendency to overestimate the impact of internal factors and underestimate the influence of external factors when making attributions for the behavior of others?

Confirmation Bias
Self-Serving Bias
Fundamental Attribution Error
Halo Effect
#10

Which concept refers to the tendency to seek out information that supports our pre-existing attitudes and beliefs while avoiding information that contradicts them?

Cognitive Dissonance
Confirmation Bias
Selective Attention
Social Comparison
#11

In psychology, 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
Confirmation Bias
Cognitive Dissonance
#12

What is the term for the process by which individuals interpret sensory information in order to give meaning to their environment?

Perception
Sensation
Cognition
Conception
#13

What term refers to the tendency to recall information that confirms our preexisting beliefs and ignore information that contradicts them?

Availability Heuristic
Confirmation Bias
Representativeness Heuristic
Anchoring Bias
#14

Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing the bystander effect?

Diffusion of Responsibility
Perceived Similarity
Ambiguity
Social Influence
#15

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences attraction in interpersonal relationships?

Similarity
Proximity
Dissimilarity
Reciprocity

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