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Unit 2 Psychology Social Cognition
Unit 2 Psychology Social Cognition
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1
A parent has (select all relevant answers)
referent power
legitimate power
coercive power
reward power
2
The difference between old fashioned and modern prejudice is
modern prejudice is not as bad
that modern prejudice is more verbal than physical
old fashioned prejudice is hypocritical
old fashioned prejudice is open whereas modern is hidden
3
Which of the following is an example of a group?
twenty-five people on a bus
two people playing chess
thousands cheering at a football match
three people in a lift
4
Attitudes and behaviours are more likely to match when
all the above
there is perceived control over behaviour
the attitude is strong
the attitude is easily accessible
5
Pro-social behaviour
is about helping others
is about intentionally helping others
is about helping others at a cost to yourself
is about intentionally helping others at a cost to yourself
6
Our attitudes can be shaped by repeated exposure to
Internet advertising
TV advertisements
all of the above
Media campaigns
7
Discrimination
refers to positive or negative behaviour that is directed towards
a group of disliked people
a social group and its members.
people that are weaker than others
well-liked people
8
Prejudice
is often defined as holding a negative attitude towards members of a group...
based solely upon their membersip of that group
based solely on their physical prowess
based solely on their intelligence
based solely on their appearance
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The
tri-component model of attitudes
proposes that any attitude has three related components
the affluent, behavioural and calculating componenets
the affluent, behavioural and cognitive components
the affective, behavioural and cognitive components
the affective, behavioural and calculating components
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The Stanford Prison experiment was conducted by
Philip Zimbardo
Stanley Milgram
Solomon Asch
Paul Zimbardo
11
People make quick judgements about others based upon
the way people look
the way people talk
the way people look and act
the way people act
12
Common consequences of bullying are
people being physcally hurt
students getting into trouble with the teachers
fatigue, disturbed sleep and increased risk of depression
a strengthening of 'moral fibre'
13
Status
refers to the importance of an individual’s position in the group,
as perceived by members of the group.
as perceived by everyone else
as perceived by society
as perceived by other cultures
14
Personal factors that contribute to pro social behaviour are
altruistic traits
empathy and altruism
empathy, mood and competence
happy personality
15
Conformity
is the tendency to adjust one’s thoughts, feelings or behaviour in ways
that help people to have the same view
that are in agreement with a certain person or group
that enable the group to work as a whole
that agree with their peers
16
The reciprocity norm says
you help someone if they help you
you help others only when it is at no personal cost
you never help others
you help others at a personal cost
17
Experiments on conformity were conducted by
Saul Ascher
Solomon Asch
Paul Ekman
Darley and Latane
18
Which is perceived as one of the most influential forms of non verbal communication?
gestures
touch
pheromones
eye contact
19
Fundamental attribution error
is to overestimate personal factors & underestimate situational factors on other people.
FALSE
TRUE
20
An
attitude
is an evaluation a person makes about
an event or issue
an object, person or group
an object or person
an object, person, group, event or issue
21
The effects of observing violence on TV can
lead children to display aggressive behaviour
lead to immediate distress and fear in many children
all of the previous answers
children retain longer-term recurrent disturbing memories
22
A police officer has
reward power
informational power
legitimate power
expert power
23
Paul Ekman found which facial expressions are the same across cultures?
disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and shame
disgust, fear, happiness, anger, sadness and surprise
fear, happiness, sadness, tiredness and shame
anger, sadness, happiness, fear and disgust
24
The murder of Kitty Genovese prompted psychologists to
study the effect of risk taking behaviour
study the factors that affect anti social behaviour
study the factors that affect helping behaviour
study the effect of grief on a community
25
Members of collectivist cultures are less likely to make the fundamental attribution error.
TRUE
FALSE
26
Obedience
occurs when we follow the commands of .... (best description)
someone with authority, or the rules or laws of our society
our parents
someone else
people in power
27
This picture is an example of:
Operant conditioning
Repeated exposure
Classical conditioning
Social learning
28
Which order is correct?
notice situation, help, take responsibility, interpret
help, interpret, notice situation, take responsibility
notice situation, interpret, take responsibility, help
notice situation, take responsibility, interpret, help
29
An example of indirect discrimination is
overlooking someone applying for a job based on their gender
calling someone names based on their race
not providing wheel chair access at a public hall
overlooking someone applying for a job based on their age
30
How we interpret, analyse, remember and use infer to make judgements about others is called
social perception
social effect
social justice
social cognition
31
Attribution
is a process by which people explain the causes of their own and other's behaviour.
TRUE
FALSE
32
Cognitive dissonance occurs when
the cognitive component overtakes the affective component
the three components are all equal
there is a lack of consistency between the three components
there is too much of the affextive component
33
The results of Milgram's experiments showed that
only legitimacy of authority figure affects obedience
people won't obey orders if they may inflict pain
group pressure and social proximity affect obedience
people like to obey if they see others disobey
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A group
is any collection of two or more people who
who share a common goal
interact and influence one another and share a common goal.
interact and influence each other
interact with each other
35
The difference between prejudice and discrimination is
that prejudice is the application of discrimination
that prejudice is an attitude and discrimination an action
that prejudice is an action and discrimination an attitude
that prejudice is the consequence of discrimination
36
Jane Elliot's classroom activity demonstrated
brown eyed people are smarter than blue eyed people
ingroups and outgroups can quickly be formed
blue eyed people are smarter than brown eyed people
ingroups and outgroups take time to form
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Some factors that affect conformity are:
normative influence and age
group size and unanimity
culture, informational influence and age
group size and uniformity
38
The Stanford prison experiment showed
it didn't matter that ethical issues were overlooked
that status and power can negatively affect behaviour
that power is necessary for status to occur
that role playing prisoners is not close to reality
39
The halo effect is a
belief someone is really good and beautiful
cognitive effect based upon good looking people
cognitive bias where positive 1st impression affects beliefs
light coloured ring on top of someone's head
40
Stereotypes
all of the above
can be useful to quickly assess a person we meet
are a collection of beliefs we have about a person or group
can lead to stigmatisation
41
Deindividuation is a psychological state believed to be an important factor in explaining
the impact of pro-social group behaviour
why people like being in a group
why people like shouting at football games
risky conduct of people in crowds with high level of emotion
42
Social influence
is defined as the effects of the presence or actions of others,
on the way people think
on the way people behave
on the way people feel
on the way people think, feel and behave.
43
The most influential media form in children and adult's lives is
newspaper
internet
facebook
television
44
Types of bullying are
cyber, verbal and physical
physical, cyber, verbal and covert
psychological, physical and verbal
psychological, physical, cyber and verbal
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Stanley Milgram's experiment involved
giving electrical shocks to participants
teaching the learner how to remember words
orders to stop participants giving electrical shocks
deceiving the participants
