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Social Psychology – Practice Test 1. Bart complied with his friends' request to join them in smashing decorative pumpkins early one Halloween evening. Later that night he was surprised by his own failure to resist their pressures to throw eggs at passing police cars. Bart's experience best illustrates the: A) bystander effect. B) foot-in-the-door phenomenon. C) fundamental attribution error. D) frustration-aggression principle. E) just-world phenomenon. 2. Marilyn judges her professor's strict class attendance policy to be an indication of his overcontrolling personality rather than a necessity dictated by the limited number of class sessions in a course that meets only once a week. Her judgment best illustrates: A) the mere exposure effect. B) group polarization. C) deindividuation. D) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon. E) the fundamental attribution error. 3. Cognitive dissonance theory is most helpful for understanding the impact of: A) frustration on aggression. B) groupthink on social conflict. C) deindividuation on the bystander effect. D) team membership on social loafing. E) role-playing on attitude change. 4. In making wedding preparations, Jason conforms to the expectations of his future bride's family simply to win their favor. His behavior illustrates the importance of: A) social facilitation. B) normative social influence. C) mirror-image perceptions. D) the mere exposure effect. E) the bystander effect. Page 1 5. Bonnie pedals an exercise bike at her health club much faster when other patrons happen to be working out on nearby equipment. This best illustrates: A) the bystander effect. B) the mere exposure effect. C) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon. D) social facilitation. E) group polarization. 6. The fundamental attribution error involves: A) failing to give aid in an emergency situation involving many onlookers. B) becoming more extreme in one's individual opinions following group discussion. C) performing a complex task more poorly when in the presence of others. D) underestimating situational constraints on another's behavior. E) losing self-restraint in group situations that foster anonymity. 7. Professor Stewart wrote a very positive letter of recommendation for a student despite his having doubts about her competence. Which theory best explains why he subsequently began to develop more favorable attitudes about the student's abilities? A) cognitive dissonance B) social exchange C) two-factor D) equity E) self-restraint 8. Research participants who worked alongside someone who rubbed his or her face or shook his or her foot were observed to do the same thing themselves. This best illustrated: A) the mere exposure effect. B) the chameleon effect. C) social loafing. D) deindividuation. E) the bystander effect. 9. Using the Asch procedure, conformity to group judgments would be least likely when: A) participants announce their own answers only after the other group members have done so. B) participants are not observed by other group members when giving their answers. C) it is very difficult for anyone to make correct perceptual judgments. D) judgments are made in a group that has more than three people. Page 2 10. In a study of social loafing, blindfolded students were asked to pull on a rope as hard as they could. The students tugged hardest when they thought: A) three others were pulling with them. B) three others were pulling against them. C) no others were pulling with them. D) no one was monitoring how hard they pulled. 11. Although Frieda is typically very reserved, as part of a huge rock concert crowd she lost her inhibitions and behaved in a very sexually provocative way. Frieda's unusual behavior is best understood in terms of: A) the bystander effect. B) social facilitation. C) deindividuation. D) the mere exposure effect. E) the fundamental attribution error. Page 3 Answer Key 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. B E E B D D A B B C C Page 4