Psychology Christmas Quiz

Question 1

What Christmas item was invented by London baker and wedding-cake specialist Tom Smith in 1847?

Accepted Answer

The Cracker

Question 2

What Christmas-time song did James Pierpont compose in 1857?

Accepted Answer

Jingle bells

Question 3

The stanford prison experiment investigated:

Accepted Answer

Conformity to social roles

Question 4

In the song 'twelve days of chrismtas' what was brought on the ninth day?

Accepted Answer

Ladies dancing

Question 5

Brandy is made from distilling what?

Accepted Answer

Wine

Question 6

What did Asch find about unanimity?

Accepted Answer

Unanimous majority had greatest effect on conformity

Question 7

What is NSI?

Accepted Answer

Conformity - We agree with majority to be accepted

Question 8

The final prod given to the ppt was:

Accepted Answer

You have no other choice, you must continue

Question 9

Which of the following is an explanation for conformity?

Accepted Answer

Informational social influence

Question 10

Three people were involved in Milgram's procedure

Accepted Answer

Experiment, teacher, learner, Experimenter, confederate, learner

Question 11

Conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure long term is

Accepted Answer

internalisation.

Question 12

In Asch's study of conformity naïve participants conformed ___ of the time

Accepted Answer

37 percent

Question 13

Which of the following statements describes compliance?

Accepted Answer

Publicly agreeing with majority but privately disagreeing

Question 14

In terms of Milgrams findings, 65% refers to proportion of ppt that:

Accepted Answer

Went all the way to the top of the shock scale

Question 15

What was christmas puddng originally?

Accepted Answer

Soup with raisins and wine

Question 16

Milgram recruited participants by

Accepted Answer

Placing adverts in local paper

Question 17

Which of the following is a type of conformity?

Accepted Answer

Internalisation

Question 18

Which one of these is not a level of conformity?

Accepted Answer

Association

Question 19

The roles of guard or prisoner were decided:

Accepted Answer

Randomly

Question 20

Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?

Accepted Answer

George the Fifth

Question 21

What year did Lucas et al test students on mathematical problems to test conformity?

Accepted Answer

2006

Question 22

Rudolph the ..... nosed reindeer

Accepted Answer

Orange

Question 23

What was santas original colour?

Accepted Answer

Green

Question 24

What was Zimbardo's role in the Stanford prison experiment?

Accepted Answer

Both superintendent and lead researcher

Question 25

What is the chemical formula of snow?

Accepted Answer

H20

Question 26

What star sign would you be if born on Dec 25?

Accepted Answer

Capricorn

Question 27

In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many pipers are there?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 28

Jamie is only vegan when he is with his family. Is this:

Accepted Answer

Identification, Compliance

Question 29

Gwyl San Steffan is the name for boxing day where?

Accepted Answer

Wales

Question 30

A cake made of coconut, crisped rice and dried fruit, is popular in which country?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 31

What date is St Stephen's Day?

Accepted Answer

26th Dec

Question 32

What did Asch find about task difficulty?

Accepted Answer

Conformity increased when the task became more difficult

Question 33

Who is officially credited as the author of Auld Lang Syne?

Accepted Answer

Robert Burns

Question 34

In which country is it a tradition to hide all brooms in the house on Christmas Eve?

Accepted Answer

Norway

Question 35

Sir Cliff richard got 1988 Christmas number 1 but, how many copies 'mistletoe and wine' sold?

Accepted Answer

750,000

Question 36

Which continent is the turkey from?

Accepted Answer

North america

Question 37

An accomplice of the experimenter is

Accepted Answer

colleague.

Question 38

What % of milgrams ppts went to 300volts?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 39

If someone at work changes clothes because they don't know what to wear, is it?

Accepted Answer

ISI

Question 40

Where does the tradition of having a xmas tree come from?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 41

In Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol, who was Scrooge's dead business partner?

Accepted Answer

Jacob Marley

Question 42

Who is the anti santa?

Accepted Answer

Krampus fright

Question 43

How many reindeers are there?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 44

What did Asch find about group size?

Accepted Answer

Conformity increaseed with group size but only to a point

Question 45

Who is the narrator in the 2000 film The Grinch Who Stole Christmas?

Accepted Answer

Anthony Hopkins

Question 46

Before tradition of hanging stockings at xmas what did Dutch children hang by the fireside?

Accepted Answer

Shoes

Question 47

How many volunteers replied for Zimbardos ad in paper?

Accepted Answer

80

Question 48

Why would you conform if you were affected by ISI?

Accepted Answer

Want to fit in

Question 49

Which statement describes the behaviour of prisoners best?

Accepted Answer

They became more withdrawn and anxious as study progressed

Question 50

American cartoonist Thomas Nast is credited with creating the Christmas character?

Accepted Answer

Santa Claus

Question 51

London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is traditionally given by which country?

Accepted Answer

Norway

Question 52

Christmas Crackers was the first Christmas edition of which popular UK comedy series?

Accepted Answer

Only Fools and Horses

Question 53

What was Queen's 1984 Christmas single called?

Accepted Answer

Thank god it's christmas

Question 54

Traditional in Germany at Christmas, what sort of food is stollen?

Accepted Answer

Cake

Question 55

In Asch's original study, the naive particiapant was always seated

Accepted Answer

Next-to-last

Question 56

What is a baby Turkey more correctly called, other than a chick?

Accepted Answer

Poult

Question 57

What year in the 21st century did christmas first happen?

Accepted Answer

2001

Question 58

How many ghosts in A christmas carol?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 59

Which wasn't one of the wise men?

Accepted Answer

Zoroastur

Psychology Christmas Quiz

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Psychology Christmas Quiz

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