BAPSY BAPSY Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Social and Behavioral Psychology Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Which concept describes the tendency for individuals to perform better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when others are present?

Accepted Answer

Social facilitation

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Social loafing

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Groupthink

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Deindividuation

Question 2

In Bandura's Bobo doll experiment, what key principle of social learning was demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

Observational learning through modeling

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Classical conditioning of aggression

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Operant reinforcement of violent behavior

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Innate aggressive instincts

Question 3

What does the bystander effect predict about helping behavior?

Accepted Answer

People are less likely to help when more bystanders are present

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People help more quickly in larger groups

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Bystanders always intervene in emergencies

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Group size has no effect on helping behavior

Question 4

Which term refers to adjusting one's behavior or thinking to match a group standard?

Accepted Answer

Conformity

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Obedience

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Compliance

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Reactance

Question 5

What is cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

Psychological discomfort from holding contradictory beliefs or behaviors

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A failure to encode new memories properly

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The tendency to favor members of one's own group

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A bias toward confirming existing hypotheses

Question 6

Which psychological phenomenon occurs when group members prioritize consensus over critical evaluation of alternatives?

Accepted Answer

Groupthink

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Social facilitation

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Group polarization

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Conformity bias