SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
GRE Psychology: Social Psychology
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
gre
,
psychology
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The total influences upon individual behavior
Field theory
McGuire
Oversimplification
Ingroup/outgroup bias
2. Groupthink
Kurt Lewin
Gain-loss theory
Irving Janis
Social support network
3. Area of study that combines social and clinical ideas - for mental health
Social support network
Illusion of control
Contact (Groups)
R.E. Petty and J.T. Cacioppo
4. Stimulus-overload theory; also experiment where participants ordered to give 'painful electric shocks' to a 'learner' when incorrect - explored how people respond to orders; conditions that facilitated conformity: remoteness of victim - proximity of
Self-monitoring
Stanley Milgram
Facial Action Coding System (FACS)
McGuire
5. Theory of reasoned action
Peter principle
M. Fischbein and I. Ajzen
Halo effect
False consensus bias
6. Particularly positive self-presentation is influencial on behaviour - we act in ways that align with our attitudes or in ways that will be accepted by others; self-monitoring; impression management
James Stoner
Just world bias
Self-presentation
Social Psychology
7. Cognitive dissonance theory
Leon Festinger
Illusion of control
False consensus bias
Attribution theory
8. First official social psychology experiment on social facilitation; cyclists performed better when paced by others
Norman Triplett
Attitude
Lee Ross
Daryl Bem
9. Hawthorne effect
Reciprocity of disclosure
Reciprocal socialization
Henry Landsberger
Theory of reasoned action/planned behaviour
10. Assuming 2 unrelated things are related
Henry Landsberger
Illusory correlation
Illusion of control
Field theory
11. Tendency to make simple explanations for complex events - people hold onto original ideas about cause even when new factors emerge
R.E. Petty and J.T. Cacioppo
Stanley MIlgram (study)
Robert Zajonc
Oversimplification
12. Likely to occur in a group with unquestioned beliefs - pressure to conform - invulnerability - censors - cohesiveness - isolation - strong leader; to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critical testing - analyzing - or evaluating
Groupthink
Social Psychology
Sunk cost
Hindsight bias
13. Going along with real or perceived group pressure - compliance - acceptance
Illusory correlation
Conformity (types)
Reciprocal interaction
Sociotechnical systems
14. Experiment - people'S descriptions of the autokinetic effect were influenced by others' descriptions; also win/lose game-type competition can trigger conflict in groups - Robbers' cave experiment
Halo effect
Oversimplification
Muzafer Sherif
Social loafing
15. The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply entwined - achieved via mutual trust - respect - and commitment
Daryl Bem
Ingroup/outgroup bias
Compassionate love
Base-rate fallacy
16. Just world bias
Social exchange theory
J. Rodin and E. Langer
Group polarization
M.J.Lerner
17. Study how to increase worker productivity at Hawthorne Works - reported anything they did increased productivity; because performance changes when people are being observed
Pluralistic ignorance
Hawthorne effect
Richard Nisbett
Base-rate fallacy
18. Stoner; group discussion generally serves to strengthen the already dominant point of view; explains risky shift
doll preference studies
Group polarization
Robert Zajonc
Groupthink
19. The Kitty Genovese care (murder witnessed by many people) - Why people are less likely to help when others are present
Prisoner'S dilemma
Robert Zajonc
Reciprocal interaction
bystander effect
20. Sometimes attribute excitement or physiological arousal about one thing to something else (e.g. bungee jumping on first date)
Stimulus-overload theory
Excitation-transfer theory
Contact (Groups)
Self-fulfilling prophecy
21. Lewin; life space; pushes person in the direction of + valence - away from - valence
Social support network
Availability heuristic
Vector (life space)
Norman Triplett
22. Doing a small favour makes people more willing to do larger ones later
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
Reciprocal interaction
Illusion of control
Theory of reasoned action/planned behaviour
23. Set of behaviour norms that seem suitable for a person
Role
Kenneth and Mamie Clark
Group polarization
Daryl Bem
24. Humans interact in ways that maximize reward and minimize costs
Reactance
Self-monitoring
Ellen Langer
Social exchange theory
25. Clark; demonstrated negative effects that group segregation had on African-American children'S self-esteem - they thought white dolls were better
Just world bias
Role
Objective self-awareness
doll preference studies
26. Petty and Cacioppo; model of persuasion suggests those involved in an issue listen to strength of arguments rather than more superficial factors
Field theory
elaboration likelihood model
Groupthink
Trucking company game
27. Cross-cultural research; Eastern countries value interdependence over independence; for example - in Japan - individuals likelier to demonstrate conformity - modesty - and pessimism; where in the U.S. - likelier to show optimism - self-enhancement -
Self-serving attributional bias
Hazel Markus
Risky shift
doll preference studies
28. Sales tactic - persuader ask for more than they would ever get and then 'Settle' for less
Passionate love
Door-in-the-face
Morton Deutsch
Cognitive dissonance theory
29. Expert and/or trustworthy - similar to listener - acceptable to listener - overheard rather than obviously influencing - anecdotal - emotional - or shocking - part of a debate rather than one-sided argument
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
30. A positive - negative or neutral evaluation of a person - issue or object
Contact (Groups)
Attitude
Ellen Langer
Hindsight bias
31. Fischbein and Ajzen; people'S behaviour in a given situation is determined by attitude about situation and social norms; perceived behavioural control - attitude toward behaviour - behavioural intentions - subjective social norms; grounded in various
Social facilitation
Theory of reasoned action/planned behaviour
Kurt Lewin
elaboration likelihood model
32. Continued Milgram'S study - --> deindividuated individuals more willing to administer higher levels of shock; --> prison simulation experiments found normal subjects could easily be transformed into sadistic prison guards; --> also found antisocial b
Philip Zimbardo
Frustration-aggression hypothesis
Acceptance
Reciprocity of disclosure
33. Deutsch; if 2 criminals detained separately - best strategy is for neither to talk - but it is a gamble that requires trust - so most spill the beans; in economic terms is the trucking company game
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
34. Studied subjects who were first made to believe a state and then later told it was false. subjects continued to believe the state if they had processed it and devised their own logical explanation for it
Morton Deutsch
Elaine Hatfield
Lee Ross
doll preference studies
35. Group polarization
Balance theory
Social comparison
James Stoner
Philip Zimbardo
36. Berkowitz; there is a relationship between frustration in achieving a goal (no matter how small) and show aggression
Compassionate love
Muzafer Sherif
Frustration-aggression hypothesis
Morton Deutsch
37. Studied environmental influences on behaviour; architecture matters. students in long-corridor dorms more stressed and withdrawn than those in suite-style
Facial Action Coding System (FACS)
Attribution theory
Stuart Valins
Kenneth and Mamie Clark
38. When people think there is a higher proportion of one thing in a group than there really is because examples of that one thing come to mind more easily; e.g. read a list - half celebrity names - half random - may think more celebrities than random be
Trucking company game
Representativeness heuristic
Availability heuristic
Social comparison
39. Most in a group privately disagree but incorrectly believe most in group agree
Group polarization
Pluralistic ignorance
Slippery slope
doll preference studies
40. Believing after the fact that you knew something all along
M. Rokeach
Hindsight bias
Slippery slope
Representativeness heuristic
41. Method of work design - acknowledges interaction between people and technology in the workplace
Sociotechnical systems
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
False consensus bias
bystander effect
42. Milgram; explains why urbanities are less prosocial than country people; they do not need any more interaction; e.g. emergency situations familiar to city people - novelty for town people will attract attention and help
Stimulus-overload theory
Illusion of control
Peter principle
Facial Action Coding System (FACS)
43. Festinger; it is uncomfortable for people to have beliefs that do not match actions; people are motivated to back actions up by changing beliefs; the less act is justified by circumstance - the more we feel need to justify it by aligning attitude wit
Cognitive dissonance theory
Leon Festinger
elaboration likelihood model
Self-presentation
44. Expense incurred and cannot be recovered; because money already spent is irrelevant to the future - best to ignore these when making decisions but we often do not
Compassionate love
Muzafer Sherif
Sunk cost
Fritz Heider
45. Studied stres sand coping - - differentiated between problem-focused coping (changing stressor) and emotion-focused coping (changing response)
Field theory
Reciprocal interaction
Hindsight bias
Richard Lazarus
46. An instrument that measures physiological reactions in order to measure truthfulness of attitude self-reporting
Richard Lazarus
Bogus pipeline
Leon Festinger
Social loafing
47. One of the first to apply psychology to business - specifically in advertising; also involved in helping military implement psychological testing to aid with personnel selection
Fritz Heider
Walter Dill Scott
Muzafer Sherif
Hawthorne effect
48. Lewin; life space; block locomotion between regions of person and psychological environment
Life space
Reciprocal interaction
Barrier (life space)
Social Psychology
49. Doll preference studies
Kenneth and Mamie Clark
Morton Deutsch
Barrier (life space)
Prisoner'S dilemma
50. Dislike(-) - like (+) - balance if 1 or 3 + - imbalance if 0 or 2 + - too simplistic - Balance exists when all 3 fit together harmoniously - when there sin'T balance - there will be stress - and a tendency to remove stress by achieving balance
Prisoner'S dilemma
Paul Ekman
Kaplan:Relationship betwen P - O and X
Irving Janis
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests