1. Social psychology is best defined as the scientific study of Select one: a. s

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1. Social psychology is best defined as the scientific study of

Select one:
a. social mores
b. social norms
c. deviant social behavior Incorrect
d. social influence
e. sociology

2. Bill is a great college athlete and can play several sports. Last week, his family and friends from home attended the game to watch him play. Bill played even better than usual. His increased performance demonstrates the phenomenon known as

Select one:
a. social conformity.
b. social influence. Incorrect
c. the bystander effect.
d. social facilitation.

3. A group of students all smoke cigarettes and sometimes marijuana every day before school and in a location next to the school property line. Members greatly value belonging to the group, have a strong sense of loyalty to each other. The members readily “go along” with the judgment of the main group leaders, who insist on smoking near school and risking the negative consequences. Members will not question decisions of the group leaders as they fear they would be ostracized from the group.

This is an example of:

Select one:
a. Groupthink
b. Obedience
c. Compliance
d. Group polarization
e. Deindividuation
f. Conformity Incorrect

4. Samantha witnesses an accident when a woman slips on a stairway and falls. The woman is injured. Samantha stops to offer help, knowing that she will miss being on time for work. The woman expressed gratitude for the help. In this example, Samantha demonstrated

Select one:
a. social facilitation
b. conformity
c. prosocial behavior
d. compliance
e. B and C Incorrect

5. A group of ten employees are working on an assignment. Nearly all the members, except two, put forth quite a great deal of bit of effort. The two individuals who do not work hard recognize that other members of the group are picking his share of the work. The group finishes the assignment on time and all members are rewarded. The individuals did not put forth any effort, but still gained the rewards of the groups hard work demonstrated

Select one:
a. Conscientiousness
b. Compliance
c. Conformity
d. Social loafing
e. Complicity Incorrect

Explanation / Answer

1. D . Social influence

Four levels of analysis in social psychology are social organization, culture, interpersonal relationships and person. (all relating how the person is influenced by this) . Social influence is exerted by and on certain properties of each level of analysis.

2. D. Social facilitation

It is the tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone.

3. B. Obedience

It is a form of social influence in which the person yields to suggestions from authority figutes.

4. Pro social behaviour

It is the voluntary action intended to benefit another human being.

5. D Social loafing

It is the phenomenon of people exerting less effort in group activities to achieve a goal.

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