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

Question 1

Which concept describes the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone?

Accepted Answer

Social loafing

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Groupthink

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Deindividuation

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Social facilitation

Question 2

A student attributes her classmate's poor exam score to laziness rather than considering external factors. This best illustrates which concept?

Accepted Answer

Fundamental attribution error

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Self-serving bias

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Actor-observer bias

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Just-world hypothesis

Question 3

Which theory proposes that people experience discomfort when holding two contradictory beliefs and are motivated to reduce this tension?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive dissonance theory

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Social identity theory

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Equity theory

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Balance theory

Question 4

In Milgram's obedience studies, which factor most significantly reduced participants' willingness to administer shocks?

Accepted Answer

Being in a different building from the experimenter

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Having the learner in a remote room

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Conducting the study at a prestigious university

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Using female participants instead of male

Question 5

Which phenomenon occurs when group discussion leads members to adopt more extreme positions than they individually held before the discussion?

Accepted Answer

Group polarization

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Conformity

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Social comparison

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Normative influence

Question 6

According to the elaboration likelihood model, which route to persuasion involves careful evaluation of message arguments?

Accepted Answer

Central route

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Peripheral route

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Heuristic route

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Automatic route