SOCIAL PYSCHOLOGY QUICK QUESTIONS
AND THEIR ANSWERS
social loafing
Travis is part of a group playing tug-of-war. He knows that
his team is stronger, so he doesn't try as hard as he could.
Travis is engaged in ________.
Group members modify their opinions to match what
they believe is the group consensus.
Which statement about groupthink is correct?
situational factors
As a field, social psychology focuses on ______ in
predicting human behavior.
Non-love
consummate love
fatuous love
companionate love
Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love suggests eight
types of love. Name four out of the eight types of love.
self-serving bias
Penny gets an acting job on Friday that she attributes to
her good acting. She doesn't get the next acting job;
therefore, she blames the casting director for not wanting
to hire a woman. This is an example of ________.
social roles are powerful determinants of human
behavior
What is the main point of the Stanford prison experiment?
feelings; behavior
, Prejudice is to __________ as discrimination is to
___________.
fatuous
Roger and Joan have passion in their relationship, and
they agree they will support each other. But when it comes
to sharing their thoughts, they lack intimacy. Their love is
called ________.
person's knowledge about the sequence of events in a
specific setting
When it comes to social psychology, a script is a
________.
socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of
a person in a given setting or group
What is a social role?
reciprocity
Heather and Mike share the household chores as equally
as possible. They take turns with the cooking and driving
their son to daycare. Both of them work outside the home,
and each of them takes responsibility for child care one
night a week to give the other one a break. We can say
that their relationship has ________.
Asch
Henry is juror number four in a murder trial. He believes
the accused is guilty, but when the jurors vote it becomes
clear he is the only one that thinks this way. Henry votes
not guilty along with the other jurors despite what he sees
as evidence clearly indicating guilt. This is an example of
the ________ effect.
sexist
AND THEIR ANSWERS
social loafing
Travis is part of a group playing tug-of-war. He knows that
his team is stronger, so he doesn't try as hard as he could.
Travis is engaged in ________.
Group members modify their opinions to match what
they believe is the group consensus.
Which statement about groupthink is correct?
situational factors
As a field, social psychology focuses on ______ in
predicting human behavior.
Non-love
consummate love
fatuous love
companionate love
Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love suggests eight
types of love. Name four out of the eight types of love.
self-serving bias
Penny gets an acting job on Friday that she attributes to
her good acting. She doesn't get the next acting job;
therefore, she blames the casting director for not wanting
to hire a woman. This is an example of ________.
social roles are powerful determinants of human
behavior
What is the main point of the Stanford prison experiment?
feelings; behavior
, Prejudice is to __________ as discrimination is to
___________.
fatuous
Roger and Joan have passion in their relationship, and
they agree they will support each other. But when it comes
to sharing their thoughts, they lack intimacy. Their love is
called ________.
person's knowledge about the sequence of events in a
specific setting
When it comes to social psychology, a script is a
________.
socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of
a person in a given setting or group
What is a social role?
reciprocity
Heather and Mike share the household chores as equally
as possible. They take turns with the cooking and driving
their son to daycare. Both of them work outside the home,
and each of them takes responsibility for child care one
night a week to give the other one a break. We can say
that their relationship has ________.
Asch
Henry is juror number four in a murder trial. He believes
the accused is guilty, but when the jurors vote it becomes
clear he is the only one that thinks this way. Henry votes
not guilty along with the other jurors despite what he sees
as evidence clearly indicating guilt. This is an example of
the ________ effect.
sexist
