Question 1

Pollution of the atmosphere as a result of vehicle emissions is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a commons dilemma. 
B)  the free-rider effect. 
C)  mass rapid transit systems. 
D)  insufficient research. 
A)  a commons dilemma. 
B)  the free-rider effect. 
C)  mass rapid transit systems. 
D)  insufficient research.

Question 2

The accentuation effect includes the:

Accepted Answer

A)  pressure on a new group member to fit into a newly adopted category. 
B)  overestimation of similarities among people within a category. 
C)  attempt by language minorities to retain their accent. 
D)  underestimation of dissimilarities between members of different categories. 
A)  pressure on a new group member to fit into a newly adopted category. 
B)  overestimation of similarities among people within a category. 
C)  attempt by language minorities to retain their accent. 
D)  underestimation of dissimilarities between members of different categories.

Question 3

Most cases of social unrest occur against a background of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a laissez-faire political environment. 
B)  fraternalistic relative deprivation. 
C)  egoistic relative deprivation. 
D)  a corrupt police force. 
A)  a laissez-faire political environment. 
B)  fraternalistic relative deprivation. 
C)  egoistic relative deprivation. 
D)  a corrupt police force.

Question 4

When we categorise others, we see them through the lens of the relevant ingroup or outgroup prototype-we view them as members of a group, not as unique idiosyncratic individuals. This is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  dehumanisation. 
B)  the meta-contrast principle. 
C)  depersonalisation. 
D)  self-enhancement. 
A)  dehumanisation. 
B)  the meta-contrast principle. 
C)  depersonalisation. 
D)  self-enhancement.

Question 5

A social mobility belief system:

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibits group action by subordinate groups. 
B)  allows individuals to assimilate into higher-status groups. 
C)  is enshrined in Eastern collective political systems. 
D)  directly attacks the dominant group's position. 
A)  prohibits group action by subordinate groups. 
B)  allows individuals to assimilate into higher-status groups. 
C)  is enshrined in Eastern collective political systems. 
D)  directly attacks the dominant group's position.

Question 6

An aspect of yourself arises from your group membership(s). It is your:

Accepted Answer

A)  social identity. 
B)  ethnic/cultural identity. 
C)  personal identity. 
D)  sense of belongingness. 
A)  social identity. 
B)  ethnic/cultural identity. 
C)  personal identity. 
D)  sense of belongingness.

Question 7

GRIT, or Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-reduction, is a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  conciliation. 
B)  bargaining. 
C)  arbitration. 
D)  truce. 
A)  conciliation. 
B)  bargaining. 
C)  arbitration. 
D)  truce.

Question 8

According to ________ norm theory, a crowd is at first without a norm to guide its behaviour. Then some unusual behaviour, such as being violent, may come about and become a norm for that crowd.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal 
B)  emergent 
C)  productive 
D)  idiosyncratic 
A)  personal 
B)  emergent 
C)  productive 
D)  idiosyncratic

Question 9

According to Sherif (1962) ethnocentrism is the outcome of:

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict between groups associated with competition for resources. 
B)  political propaganda promoting the majority in a society. 
C)  learned and modelled attitudes and behaviour within cultures. 
D)  ignorance of other cultural perspectives or attitudes. 
A)  conflict between groups associated with competition for resources. 
B)  political propaganda promoting the majority in a society. 
C)  learned and modelled attitudes and behaviour within cultures. 
D)  ignorance of other cultural perspectives or attitudes.

Question 10

According to Klandermans (1997), which of the following observations best explains how social protests happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protest is an individual action resulting from a clash with society. 
B)  Protests are political act to gain control when something appears wrong. 
C)  Protest sympathisers translate their attitudes into reactions from rioters. 
D)  Protest is intergroup behaviour that occurs in multiorganisational fields. 
A)  Protest is an individual action resulting from a clash with society. 
B)  Protests are political act to gain control when something appears wrong. 
C)  Protest sympathisers translate their attitudes into reactions from rioters. 
D)  Protest is intergroup behaviour that occurs in multiorganisational fields.

Question 11

In social psychology, intergroup bargaining refers to a process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  groups making cooperative gestures to avoid conflict. 
B)  individuals negotiating and promoting their self-interest. 
C)  conflict resolution through negotiation to reach agreement. 
D)  partners negotiating their relationship to create harmony. 
A)  groups making cooperative gestures to avoid conflict. 
B)  individuals negotiating and promoting their self-interest. 
C)  conflict resolution through negotiation to reach agreement. 
D)  partners negotiating their relationship to create harmony.

Question 12

In a number of studies on ingroup bias conducted between 1961 and 1970, Vaughan found that urban Maori changed from showing outgroup preference to ingroup preference. This can be attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a decline in the Maori population. 
B)  a cognitive trend. 
C)  social change. 
D)  an ambiguous experimental design. 
A)  a decline in the Maori population. 
B)  a cognitive trend. 
C)  social change. 
D)  an ambiguous experimental design.

Question 13

The social change belief system refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the natural progression from one social system to another through time. 
B)  individuals' inherent belief that social groups have what they deserve. 
C)  individuals dissociating themselves from their group to join another group. 
D)  the belief that social boundaries between groups are impermeable. 
A)  the natural progression from one social system to another through time. 
B)  individuals' inherent belief that social groups have what they deserve. 
C)  individuals dissociating themselves from their group to join another group. 
D)  the belief that social boundaries between groups are impermeable.

Question 14

The social mobility belief system refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that social boundaries between groups are impermeable. 
B)  the mass exodus of people from the city in the summer holidays. 
C)  the belief that social boundaries between groups are permeable. 
D)  collective action taken by individuals to challenge the status quo. 
A)  the belief that social boundaries between groups are impermeable. 
B)  the mass exodus of people from the city in the summer holidays. 
C)  the belief that social boundaries between groups are permeable. 
D)  collective action taken by individuals to challenge the status quo.

Question 15

Diener et al. (1976) studied the behaviour of children on Halloween. In a series of focal homes, children were warmly invited into the houses and told that they could take one piece of candy from a bowl on a table. It was found that children who remained anonymous were more likely to take extra pieces of candy compared to children who disclosed their name and address to the homeowners. This finding can be attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuation. 
B)  crowd behaviour. 
C)  greed. 
D)  the free-rider effect. 
A)  deindividuation. 
B)  crowd behaviour. 
C)  greed. 
D)  the free-rider effect.

Question 16

Who said that 'we cannot extrapolate from the properties of individuals to the characteristics of group situations'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zimbardo 
B)  Doise 
C)  Fiedler 
D)  Sherif 
A)  Zimbardo 
B)  Doise 
C)  Fiedler 
D)  Sherif

Question 17

According to Zimbardo (1970) deindividuation:

Accepted Answer

A)  induces behaviour that is normative in our society. 
B)  provides a cloak of anonymity that diffuses individual responsibility. 
C)  heightens concern for social evaluation. 
D)  makes us very conscious of who we are. 
A)  induces behaviour that is normative in our society. 
B)  provides a cloak of anonymity that diffuses individual responsibility. 
C)  heightens concern for social evaluation. 
D)  makes us very conscious of who we are.

Question 18

Recognition of people as members of distinct social groups reflects a context of:

Accepted Answer

A)  culture contact. 
B)  great suspicion. 
C)  intergroup behaviour. 
D)  realistic conflict. 
A)  culture contact. 
B)  great suspicion. 
C)  intergroup behaviour. 
D)  realistic conflict.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true of group prototypes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Group prototypes are cognitive representations of groups 
B)  Group prototypes are composed of an average of ingroup member attributes 
C)  Group prototypes are context-dependent 
D)  Group prototypes are closely related to stereotypes 
A)  Group prototypes are cognitive representations of groups 
B)  Group prototypes are composed of an average of ingroup member attributes 
C)  Group prototypes are context-dependent 
D)  Group prototypes are closely related to stereotypes

Question 20

We can feel relatively deprived when we compare ourselves with others who are:

Accepted Answer

A)  neither similar nor dissimilar. 
B)  similar but not dissimilar. 
C)  either similar or dissimilar. 
D)  dissimilar but not similar. 
A)  neither similar nor dissimilar. 
B)  similar but not dissimilar. 
C)  either similar or dissimilar. 
D)  dissimilar but not similar.

Pollution of the atmosphere as a result of vehicle emissions is an example of:

The accentuation effect includes the:

Most cases of social unrest occur against a background of:

When we categorise others, we see them through the lens of the relevant ingroup or outgroup prototype-we view them as members of a group, not as unique idiosyncratic individuals. This is referred to as:

A social mobility belief system:

An aspect of yourself arises from your group membership(s). It is your:

GRIT, or Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-reduction, is a form of:

According to ________ norm theory, a crowd is at first without a norm to guide its behaviour. Then some unusual behaviour, such as being violent, may come about and become a norm for that crowd.

According to Sherif (1962) ethnocentrism is the outcome of:

According to Klandermans (1997), which of the following observations best explains how social protests happen?

In social psychology, intergroup bargaining refers to a process of:

In a number of studies on ingroup bias conducted between 1961 and 1970, Vaughan found that urban Maori changed from showing outgroup preference to ingroup preference. This can be attributed to:

The social change belief system refers to:

The social mobility belief system refers to:

Who said that 'we cannot extrapolate from the properties of individuals to the characteristics of group situations'?

According to Zimbardo (1970) deindividuation:

Recognition of people as members of distinct social groups reflects a context of:

Which of the following is NOT true of group prototypes?

We can feel relatively deprived when we compare ourselves with others who are:

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Exam 11: Intergroup Behaviour

Pollution of the atmosphere as a result of vehicle emissions is an example of:

The accentuation effect includes the:

Most cases of social unrest occur against a background of:

When we categorise others, we see them through the lens of the relevant ingroup or outgroup prototype-we view them as members of a group, not as unique idiosyncratic individuals. This is referred to as:

A social mobility belief system:

An aspect of yourself arises from your group membership(s). It is your:

GRIT, or Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-reduction, is a form of:

According to ________ norm theory, a crowd is at first without a norm to guide its behaviour. Then some unusual behaviour, such as being violent, may come about and become a norm for that crowd.

According to Sherif (1962) ethnocentrism is the outcome of:

According to Klandermans (1997), which of the following observations best explains how social protests happen?

In social psychology, intergroup bargaining refers to a process of:

In a number of studies on ingroup bias conducted between 1961 and 1970, Vaughan found that urban Maori changed from showing outgroup preference to ingroup preference. This can be attributed to:

The social change belief system refers to:

The social mobility belief system refers to:

Who said that 'we cannot extrapolate from the properties of individuals to the characteristics of group situations'?

According to Zimbardo (1970) deindividuation:

Recognition of people as members of distinct social groups reflects a context of:

Which of the following is NOT true of group prototypes?

We can feel relatively deprived when we compare ourselves with others who are:

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Cognition and Social Thinking

Attribution and Social Explanation

Self and Identity

Attitudes

Persuasion and Attitude Change

Social Influence

People in Groups

Leadership and Group Decision Making

Prejudice and Discrimination

Aggression

Prosocial Behaviour

Attraction and Close Relationships

Language and Communication

Culture

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