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

Question 1

Which concept describes the tendency for individuals to put less effort into a task when working in a group compared to working alone?

Accepted Answer

Social loafing

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Groupthink

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Deindividuation

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Social facilitation

Question 2

In Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments, what was the primary factor that increased participants' willingness to obey the authority figure?

Accepted Answer

Physical proximity of the authority figure

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Age of the participant

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Gender of the learner

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Time of day the experiment was conducted

Question 3

What does the just-world hypothesis predict about how people perceive victims of misfortune?

Accepted Answer

People tend to blame victims for their own suffering

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People always empathize with victims

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People ignore victims entirely

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People attribute misfortune solely to external factors

Question 4

Which theory explains attitude change by suggesting that people experience discomfort when holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive dissonance theory

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Self-perception theory

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Elaboration likelihood model

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Balance theory

Question 5

What is the bystander effect most directly attributed to?

Accepted Answer

Diffusion of responsibility among onlookers

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Lack of empathy in large populations

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Fear of legal consequences

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Inability to recognize emergencies

Question 6

Which phenomenon occurs when group discussion leads members to adopt more extreme positions than their initial individual opinions?

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Group polarization

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Conformity

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Obedience

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Social inhibition