Understanding Social Bias and Group Dynamics Quiz

Test your knowledge on social psychology with questions covering bias, conformity, and intergroup dynamics.

#1

Which of the following best defines social bias?

A tendency to favor one's own group over others
A mathematical calculation
A form of advanced social research
A type of psychological disorder
#2

What term describes the process of categorizing individuals into social groups based on observable characteristics?

Social identity
Social categorization
Social comparison
Social discrimination
#3

In which type of social influence does an individual comply with the group's norms to gain approval or avoid disapproval?

Conformity
Obedience
Deindividuation
Compliance
#4

What term describes the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses?

Confirmation bias
Cognitive dissonance
Self-serving bias
False consensus effect
#5

Which term describes the process of adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard?

Social loafing
Obedience
Conformity
Deindividuation
#6

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

Ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
Multiculturalism
Assimilation
#7

What is the term used to describe the tendency to attribute positive qualities to one's own group and negative qualities to other groups?

Stereotyping
Social comparison
In-group favoritism
Out-group homogeneity
#8

Which social psychologist proposed the Social Identity Theory?

Philip Zimbardo
Muzafer Sherif
Henri Tajfel
Stanley Milgram
#9

What does the term 'ingroup' refer to in social psychology?

A group of individuals with whom one does not identify
A group with which one identifies
A neutral group
A group with negative characteristics
#10

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where individuals conform to the majority opinion, even if it goes against their own beliefs?

Group polarization
Social loafing
Groupthink
Conformity
#11

Which theory suggests that individuals tend to explain others' behaviors based on internal characteristics rather than external circumstances?

Social Identity Theory
Fundamental Attribution Error
Realistic Conflict Theory
Out-group Homogeneity Bias
#12

Which concept refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others agree with us?

False consensus effect
Confirmation bias
Self-serving bias
Stereotyping
#13

Which of the following phenomena is an example of implicit bias?

Consciously choosing to discriminate against a certain group
Making snap judgments based on stereotypes without conscious awareness
Treating all groups equally
Having no biases at all
#14

What concept refers to the tendency to blame victims for their misfortune or attribute their suffering to personal characteristics rather than external factors?

Just-world hypothesis
Fundamental attribution error
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Reciprocity norm

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