SOCPSY 1Z03 Quiz 2_ Q&A: 2025/26

SOCPSY 1Z03 Quiz 2_ Q&A: 2025/26 Groupthink can be defined as Question 1 options: a tendency to sacrifice group cohesiveness in favour of task orientation and problem focus reduced self-awareness as a result of group immersion and social anonymity enhancement of problem-solving capacity as a result of several persons joining together to work on the same problem If an source makes it more likely that you will pay attention to a message, then the message should have a greater chance of you. Question 3 options: unattractive; confusing attractive; confusing Rita brings home her new boyfriend, only to discover that her parents absolutely despise him. Rita ignores her parents' thoughts about her new boyfriend and continues dating him. What is Rita's behaviour known as? Question 4 options: Reactance Defiance Opposition a tendency to suppress dissent in the interests of group harmony attractive; persuading unattractive; persuading RebellionWhich of the following is a hurdle that must be cleared before a message is likely to persuade? Question 5 options: Peripheral processing Ignorance Most people comply in order to reap a reward or avoid a punishment. Question 6 options: False Which of the following was NOT identified by Merton as a mode of adaptation? Question 7 options: Retreatism Conformist Innovation One way to circumvent the problem of reactance is to Question 8 options: threaten penalties for not complying with the request issue a firm command Which of the following is true? Question 9 options: The effect of discrepancy depends on the channel of communication Attention Central processing True Recidivism offer people choices instead of commands The effect of discrepancy depends on communicator credibilityMessages should always be extremely discrepant from the views of the audience Messages should never be extremely discrepant from the views of the audience One of the many hurdles that a persuasive message must clear is that the message must be remembered. Question 10 options: False After her husband's untimely death, Nancy starts to sell drugs in order to make ends meet and support her family. When she is confronted by her friends about this new occupation, she argues that if she doesn't do this, her and her family will be homeless. Which technique of neutralization is being used here? Question 11 options: Denial of Victim Appealing to a Higher Loyalty What underlying processes help to explain the occurrence of group polarization? Question 12 options: Minority influence and social facilitation Social comparison and self-censorship Psychological reactance and deindividuation True Denial of Responsibility Informational influence and normative influenceWhen the choice concerns matters of personal value, taste, or way of life, communicators have the most influence. Question 13 options: attractive Research on deindividuation suggests that if concert organizers want to limit "mob behaviour" by fans, they should Question 14 options: The Asch and Milgram studies illustrated and affirmed some familiar social psychological principles: the link between behaviour and attitudes and the power of . Question 15 options: People who are motivated and able to think through an issue are best persuaded by Question 16 options: peripheral route processing the elaboration likelihood model If a message is clear and easy to comprehend but is full of unconvincing arguments, you will similar be able to identify each person in the audience the situation central route processingThe physical appeal of the presenter. Question 17 options: For people who think carefully about issues, what does NOT influence persuasion? Question 18 options: The strength or cogency of the arguments. Their own cognitive responses to the persuasive appeal. The expertise of the source of the persuasive appeal According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the hurdles a persuasive message must clear in order to change attitudes and behavioural intentions? Question 19 options: Is the message compelling to elicit action? Is the message remembered? Is the message comprehended? Which theory argues that we need to stop considering why people are deviant, and start looking at why we perceive some actions and behaviours as deviant? Question 20 options: Differential Identification Theory Differential Association Theory be easily able to counter-argue and the message will be less persuasive Is the message disbelieved? Labelling Theory