MCQ Questions
Q.1.
social loafing
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    perform well learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others
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    a loss of self awareness and self restraint in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
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    a great sense of responsibility for engaging in behaviors of which we personally disapprove
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    refers to the tendency for people to exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts toward a common goal
Q.2.
the frustration aggression principle suggests that anger results when
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    social responsibility norm
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    emergency is being observed by a number of other people
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    situational influencepersonal dispositions
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    an attempt to achieve some goal is blocked
Q.3.
unjustifiable and negative behavior toward a group and its members is called
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    discrimination
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    social scripts
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    confomity
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    group think
Q.4.
social facilitation refers to the tendency to
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    comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request
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    equity, self disclosure, and positive support
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    perform well learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others
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    deliver electric shock to a learner for giving incorrect answers
Q.5.
which branch of psychology is most directly concerned with the study of how people think about, influence and relate to one another
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    social psy
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    social responsibility norm
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    social scripts
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    group think
Q.6.
the fundamental attribution error refers to our tendency to underestimate the impact of ________and to overestimate the impact of ______ in explaining the behaviors of others
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    emergency is being observed by a number of other people
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    situational influencepersonal dispositions
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    role playing on attitudes
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    an attempt to achieve some goal is blocked
Q.7.
according to the text, aggression always involves
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    even ordinary people who are not usually hostile, can become agents of destruction
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    social inequalities
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    the intent to hurt
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    gain social approval
Q.8.
attribution theory was designed to account for
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    equity, self disclosure, and positive support
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    the intent to hurt
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    how people explain other behavior
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    passionate love
Q.9.
prejudice is most likely to develop as a way of justifying
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    social inequalities
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    gain social approval
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    social scripts
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    social responsibility norm
Q.10.
the 2 factor theory of emotion has been used to explain
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    passionate love
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    the intent to hurt
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    discrimination
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    how people explain other behavior
Q.11.
the mere exposure effect refers to the fact that people
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    emergency is being observed by a number of other people
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    experience increasing attraction to novel stimuli that become more familiar
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    a great sense of responsibility for engaging in behaviors of which we personally disapprove
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    comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request
Q.12.
we are most likely to experience cognitive dissonance if we feel
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    a great sense of responsibility for engaging in behaviors of which we personally disapprove
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    an attempt to achieve some goal is blocked
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    comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request
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    experience increasing attraction to novel stimuli that become more familiar
Q.13.
the bystander effect refers to our tendency for an emergency to withhold aid it the
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    the group judgement was clearly incorrect
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    an attempt to achieve some goal is blocked
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    experience increasing attraction to novel stimuli that become more familiar
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    emergency is being observed by a number of other people
Q.14.
group polarization is most likey to occur in a group in which
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    an attempt to achieve some goal is blocked
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    equity, self disclosure, and positive support
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    individuals share a similar opinion
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    fundamental attribution error
Q.15.
deindividuation refers to
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    a great sense of responsibility for engaging in behaviors of which we personally disapprove
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    an unjustifiable attitude toward a group an its members
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    a loss of self awareness and self restraint in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
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    refers to the tendency for people to exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts toward a common goal
Q.16.
the set of prescribed behaviors associated with a particular social position is best described as a
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    group think
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    role
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    social psy
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    confomity
Q.17.
soloman asch reported that individuals conformed to a group judgement of the lengths of lines when
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    the group judgement was clearly incorrect
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    an attempt to achieve some goal is blocked
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    group think
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    emergency is being observed by a number of other people
Q.18.
the ill fated decision of john f kennedy and his advisers invading cuba best illustrates the danger of
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    social psy
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    altrusin
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    group think
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    confomity
Q.19.
behaving with unselfish concern for the welfare of others is called
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    altrusin
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    confomity
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    discrimination
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    group think
Q.20.
culturally modeled guides doe how to act in various situations are called
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    social inequalities
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    social responsibility norm
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    social psy
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    social scripts
Q.21.
adjusting ones behavior or thinking toward a group[ standard is called
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    discrimination
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    altrusin
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    social scripts
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    confomity