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Social Psychology: Fill-in-the-Blanks Exercises - Prof. Jha, Quizzes of Psychology

A series of fill-in-the-blank exercises designed to test and reinforce understanding of key concepts in social psychology. It covers topics such as person perception, social norms, cognitive dissonance, attribution theory, obedience, groupthink, and prejudice. The exercises provide a practical way to assess knowledge and apply theoretical principles to real-world situations.

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Guess the words^

to complete^ the^ sentences. Fill^ in^ the^ blank^ is a^ bit difficult


strengthenssubject^

knowledge and^ improves^ our performance.



Fillin the

blanks



The organized^ set^ of^

information or


beliefs that we^ have^ about^

a person is


called a


are positions in^ society reg


ulated bynorms^ that describe^ how^

peo


ple in^ those^ positions^ should^ behave.


3. According to


theory,


thoughts and^ feelings^ change^ because


people are^ motivated^ to^ justify^ ac


tions that would otherwise seem^ hyp


ocritical. This theory was^ proposed by


A group

towhich^ a^ person^ belongs^ is^ an


,

while a^ group^ to^ which^ he


or she does not belong is an


In the^ obedience^ studies^ by^ Milgram,


psychologist were^ surprised to^ find^ that


of the subjects^ adminis


tered shocks to^ the highest level^ possi


ble.


Dissonance theory predicts that peo


ple induced (without coercion) to be


have contrary^ to their true attitudes


will be motivated to reduce

the result


by changing their


ing





A


butit sig


The personality^ characteristic^

called


is defined as sensitivity


to other people's immediate reactions


to oneself, combined^ with a^ desire

and


ability to^ control those reactions


significant


ause of action as

something in the en.


vironment.


is


attribution identifies

the


The psychologist who^ first studied

the


effects of group^ pressure^ on


12. The


confornity


10. The tendency^ to Overestimate


factors and underestimate


the influence of^ the


when

explaining someone^ else's behavior^

de


scribes the attributionerror.


11. Ingetting people to administer increas


ingly larger shocks, Milgram^

was in effect


applying the


technique.


OCCurs when^

people


take credit^ for^ positive^ actions^

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ones to the situation.


nificantly
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and


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bad peOple are punished,^ is^ called^ the

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relatively stable^ opinion^ is a(n)
J7. Whenthe^ desirefor group^ harmony.
'over-
rides realistic thinkingi
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phenomenon known^ as
has occurred.
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more (^) people will^ believe^ that^ it^ is true.
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sway (^) the opinionof the majority is (^) called
effect.
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suppress (^) people's ability to reason, (^) to
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making.


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probably not (^) change (^) its opinions
through discussion.
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bylooking^ at (^) the social world around
us (^) is referred to^ as:
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bl self-monitoring.
reference (^) grouping.
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    shock to^ the victim?
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    d) (^) all (^) of the subjects
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b) (^) coynitive dissonance,
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    part (^) in (^) changing attitudes.
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    not?
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    b) (^) good manners
    c) (^) routinization
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  3. (^) The
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    b) (^) primacyeffect
    c) (^) fundamental attribution error
    d) (^) defensive attribution
  4. Aggression^ is^ defined^ as (^) behavior that
    a) (^) hurts another person.
    b) is intended to^ hurt^ another^ person.
    c) (^) is hostile, passionate,^ and^ produces
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d) all^ of the subjects

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    influences (^) the behavior^ of^ another
    person, (^) the expectation has become
    a(n)
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    b) primary drive
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    lose their identity^ and^ relinquish
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deindividuation.
objectve Questions
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partinchanging attitudes.
) cognitive (^) dissonance plays an
important (^) part in changing
attitudes.
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part (^) in (^) changing (^) attitudes.

c)


reterence (^) groups play (^) little (^) part

in


changing (^) attitudes,

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    to (^) obey (^) when (^) they really would (^) rather
    not?
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    b) (^) good manners
  2. (^) The
    a)
    d) all of (^) the above
    b)
    routinization
    much emphasis on^ personal factors
    when trying to^ explain^ other people's
    actions.
    is when we^ place too
    Peter principle
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    c) (^) fundamental attribution error
    c)
    d) defensive^ attribution
  3. Aggression^ is^ defined as^ behavior^ that
    a) hurts another^ person.
    b) is intended^ to^ hurt^ another person.
    is hostile, passionate, and^ produces
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reciprocity

principle in self

xperiment

primarily examine?


5

What

does

Solomon

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conformity


beheviors


2

The

presaience

socialy^ of desizble
c)
Steretps and

prejudice?


d)

All

of

the

above


The

quality of the

relationship


2nd

Gior,

what can

contribute

to

3E

According

to

the

stuty by

Hamilton


b)
Gender

c)

Creating

a

sense of

equity

and

fairness.


b)

Presenting

the

unfavorable

details


immediately

after

the

commitment


a
Trust
eation

oach

oche.


Sereotype

and preudie have n

on

social

penetration
theory?


self-disclosure

in arelationship based

Which

factor


infuences

the degree cf

d


(A)

is

false, but (R) is

true.


(A) istrue, but (R)

is

false.


b)

Both

(A)

and (R)

are

true,

but

(R)

iS
the correct

explanation

of (A).
not

the

correct

explanation

of

(A).


a)

Both

(A)

and (R)

are true

and

(R)

is

a)

Changing

the

agreement

after

an


initial

commitment.


c

Stereoype

anc prejuiz are

aspect

of

the lowball

technique?


4S. Which

of

the

following

is

NOT

a

key


d

Dissimiler
background


prejudicesaset

of belies
c

Simar

background


requirements

in

a

relationship.


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iteasier

to fulfill

each

other's

complementary

needs

often

find


b)

Negstive

sttitudes


further

requasts.


d)

They

become

more


resistant

to
a)

Postive

aitudes
a

Steretye

is st of

bejes


c) They

infer

their

attitudes

and traits

from

their

freely

chosen

behavior.


Stereotype

and

prejudice?


WTat

is the

distinction

between

a

tend

to

ike

those

who

share thir

4n

According

to balance theony,

pois


d

Pieesan;
surungings


partnership.


to

have

a successful

and

compatible


needs

in a

relationship

are more

likely


sUEgests

that

individuals

with similar

ASsertion

(A):

Need

complementarity


been

forced

upon

them.
b)

They

believe

their

behavior

has


d A)

isfalse,

but R)is

true.


the

specific

cause
a) They

feel

sense^ a commitment^ ot to

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coTeTE2n20On

(^ c

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when

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Appropriate

person


..en

below

are

two

statements:

one

is


abelled as

Assertion

(A)

and

the other

d

Trust

"foot-in-the-door
technique?


to subsequenta large request

in

the

According

to

self-perception

theory,
request become more

likely

agree^ to

why

do people who

agree

a^ to

small


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iikeabili.

ant carity

neriormane.


the

orimary

eteinant

of


*hat sties

nnate

abities zre
Reciprocal liking

a)

Cultural expectation
d) Matth quiz
c)

Electric

shock

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conditiont


for

experiencing


b)

Physical

exercise


a)

Memory

test


stuentpetomae


efatns
tha

contriite

0omuunaar


context off

romantic

love,

what

is
the

ithat

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CiaSUM

show


disclasure

SNiprocity

has

no

impact

on

self.

erenes

regartless of

others


learner?


to

administer

what

type of task to

a


AssertiA:

The


Stanley^ In

Milgram's

obedience


experimnents,

participants

were

asked


20the

he


ablas
sstion
disckose more
disclose

based

on thei
e

own


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uSikAior


decision-making


d)

The

intluence

peer^ of

pressure on

statements


disclose

more
disclose

more

when

others


hanAtese tmastf:
se sgkests that:
disclose less when

others


behavior

The

etfets punishment^ of on

b)


contormty


The

impact

group^ of pressure

on


a)

Obedience

authority^ to

fgures


Objective

Questions


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UPS

Education

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crisis,

how


a)

it

had no

impact

on

compliance.


d)

Clinical

studies
)

Observational

studies

harm.


experiments

believed they

were

causing
suffering

was

real,

and subjects in the
bj

Field

studies

and

Fraser?

experiment

conducted

by

Freedman


What

effect

did the

"foot-in-the-door"


technique

have on

compliance

in

the


decisions.


d)

Groupthink

leading to poor

c)

Group

polarization

toward risk.
b) Group

polarization

toward

caution.


a)

Successful

group

decision-making


Reason (R): The learner's

apparent


a)

Laboratory

studies

aggressively?


violence

are

more

likely

behave^ to

children

who

watch

more

televised


What

kind

studies^ of

have

shown

that

d)

Democratic

leadership


of:


The

Bay of Pigs disaster is an

example


c)

Directive

leadership


b)

Showing
consideration


d)

Social

learning

theory

consider
alternative

viewpoints.


d)

Challenge

group

decisions

and


a)

Initiating

structure


c)

Excitation


transfer

theory

suffering.


shocks despite the

learner's

apparent


subjects

followed

through with the
shocks to the learner,

and

many

of the

were

asked

toadminister

electric


on

obedience

toauthority,

subjects


Assertion

(A): In Milgram's

experiments


b) Frustration-aggression

hypothesis


within the
group.

c)

Maintain

a self-confident

attitude


the

group's

actions?


setting

goals,

planning,

and

directing


Which

leadership

behavior involves


a)

Arousal theory
considerations.
b) Avoid

discussing

moral
d)

Authoritarian

and

democratic


another
situation?


and

influence

aggressive

behavior

in


Which

theory

suggests

that

arousal


from

one

source

can be

transferred


c)

Directive

and

laissez-faire


is

labelled

as

Reason

(R).

labelled

as

Assertion

(A)

and

the

other

Given

below

are

two

statements:

one

is

consideration


b)

Initiating

structure

and

showing


d)

(A)

is false,

but

(R)

is true.

making.


themselves

during

decision
a)

Encourage
members

isolate^ to

How

can

groupthink

be

prevented?


c)

(A) is true,

but

(R) is false.


actions.


d)

People

are


rewarded

for

their


a)

Dominance

and

submission


c)

Individuals

experience frustration.


not the correct

explanation

of (A.
b)

Both

(A)

and (R)

are

true,

but

(R) is


leadership?


leader

behavior

identified

in

studies of
s What

are

the twO

major

categories

of

settings.


d)

tendency^ A

to

avoid

risk

group^ in
b)

People

are

well-rested.


a)

Individuals

are

in

a

good
mood.
a)

Both

(A)

and

(R) are

true

and

(R) is


the correct

explanation

of (A).

taking.


c)

Cultural

values

that

promote

risk.


d)

Introverted

personality


OCcur

when:


hypothesis,

aggression

is

most


likely

to

According

to

the frustration-aggression
c) Verbal fluency
group

toward

risk.


h)

Dominant

individuals pushing

the
b)

Younger

age


polarization.


related

arguments

can

lead group^ to
and the

predominance

of

value


a) Shorter stature
Reason (R): Social

comparison


d)

Obedience


c)

Conformity


b)

Reciprocity


the

group.

The

risky

shift primarily^ is driven by.
al

Diffusion

responsibility^ of within
associated with leaders?
adership,

which

of the following is
c According to the trait

theory

of
a)

Cognitive

dissonance


lowball
technique?


can be

attributed

to

the

success

of

the


Which
psychological

phenomenon


emergencies.


d)

Arousal

is

not

relevant

in
from

all

discussions.


Byexcluding

President Kennedy
as it continues.

Arousal

becomes

more

unpleasans


challenging

decisions,

Byplaying "devil's's

advocate"

and


details.


commitment

and

unfavorable


presents

both the initial

d)

Ensuring

that

the same

person


initial

preferences.


labelled^ is as Reason (R).

extreme

than

individual
members'


results group^ in

decisions

that

are

more


Assertion

(A): Group

polarization

often


Given beloW

are

twO

statements:

oneis


labelled as

Assertion

(A)

and

the

other


b)


Arousal

remains constant


considerations.


a)

Arousal
decreases
rapidly


bl Byrefraining

from

discussing

moral

situation?


group

members.


put

up

small

signs.


d) only^ It

affected

the

willingness

to
a) By increasing

isolation

among

happens

an
to

arousal

in emergency

According

tO

arousaltheory,

whs.


aaS grOupthink

avoided?


large

request.
c)

Its

increased

compliance

with the

Chapter

ll | Social

Psychology


large

request.
b)

decreased^ It

compliance

with the
Objective

Questions

4

b)

Prejudice

and

authoritarianism

are

authoritarianism.


a)

Prejudice

primarily^ is driven by
(1939)

experiment
suggest

about


What

did Lewin, Lippitt,

and


White's
d)

Initiating

fun and

showing

support
other?

showing
consideration,

relate

to each

behavior,
initiating
structure

and

How

do

the twO

categories

of leader
b)

Both

(A)

and

(R)

are true, but

(R)

is


the correct

explanation

of

(A).
a)

Both

(A)

and

(R)

are true and

(R)

is


authoritarianism?

What

does

Thomas
Pettigrew's


study

suggest

about

prejudice

and
consideration
c)

Initiating
structure

and

showing


d)

Academic
institutions


Business
organizations


arguments

for

their

opinions.


the

study

provided

valid

and

convincing


Reason(R):

The

deviant
individuals

in

empathy.


d)

Emotional
intelligence

and


c)

Independence

and

creativity.


b)

Open-mindedness

and

tolerance.


discipline


b)

Initiating
structure

and

showing


b)

Unstructured

groups
a)

Military

units


humor


a)

Initiating
structure

and

showing


acceptance.


individuals

with


respect


and


Schachter's

study


treated

deviant


authority.


a) A strong

interest

in power

and


patterns?


and

Slater

(1955)

study

leadership


In

what

kinds

of groups

did

Bales

Assertion(A):
Subjects

in Stanley

leader
behavior?


What

are the

two

mnajor

categories

of


associated

with:

The

Authoritarian
Personality

study

is

The

concept

of"authoritarianism" in
d)

Alackof
sociability


group


d)

The

most

talkative

person in the
c)

The

oldest

person in the

group


b)

The

tallest

person in the

group


c)
Verbal fluency

labelled^ is

as reason (R).

labelled

as

assertion|A)

and

the

other


Given below

are

two

statements:

one is
b) Older

age


d)

(A)

false,^ is but

(R)

true.^ is

a)

Short stature
c)

d)

(A)

is false,

but

(R)

true.^ is

(A)

true,^ is but (R) false.^ is
c)

(A)

is

true,

but

(R)

is

false.


not the correct

explanation

of

(A).

authority


Someone

who

holds

position^ a

of

What

does the term "leader" referto

not

the

correct
explanation

of (A).
b)

Both

(A)

and

(R)

are

true,

but

(R)

is
a)
leaders?

characteristics
associated

with
6

What

is the

common

theme in the
d) The leader's physical

height


b)

Both

(A)

and

(R) are true, but (R, is

the


correct


explanation

of

(A).


a)

Both

(A)

and

(R)

are true and

(R)

is
groups as

more

authoritarian


d)

They

perceive
members

of

other


the correct

explanation

(A).^ of


a)

Both

(A)

and

(R)

are

true

and

(R)

is

clarity,

and

leader's

authority

Leader-follower
relations,

task


relationships

with others.

essential

for

maintaining
credibility

in

Reason(R):
Consistency

in

attitudes

is
own group as

less

salient.
c)

They

perceive

members

of their
groups as

more

diverse.


shocks,

which

they

found

distressing.


the

learner

was

actualy receiving

severe


Reason(R}:

The

participants

knew

that


cognitive
dissonance.


their

attitudes
primarily

to

reduce


theory

suggests

that

individuals
change


Assertion(A):

Impression-management

They

perceive

members of

other


b)

instructions


bl

The

clarity

of

the

leader's


  • The number oT

group

members
own

group

as

more

extreme


electric shocks.
participants^ of continued administer^ to

groups?


according to

Fred

Fiedler's theory?

ofa

group

situation for

leadership,


What tdetermines the

favorability


They

perceive

members

their^ of


a)


labelled^ is as

reason

(R).


labelled

asassertion(A) and

the

other


Given
below

are

two

statements:

one

is

Compared

to

members

of

other


perceive
members

of their own group

approach,

how

do

people

tend to


According

to
the
social

cognition


c
styles

depends

on

the

situation.


the

most

effective.

The

effectiveness

of leadership
d)

(A)

is false,

but

(R)

is

true.


(A)

is

true,

but

(R)

is false.
labelled^ is as

reason

(R.)


obedience

experiments,

the najority

Assertion(A):

Stailey^ in Milgram's

labelled

as

assertion(A)

and the other

Given

beloW

are

two

staterments:

one

is


c)


prejudice.^ of

most

effective.


Laissez-faire leadership o is always

is


b)

Democratic

leadership

is

always the
leader.
d)

They

are never

present

in

the

same

not

the

correct
explanation

of (A).
b)

Both

(A) and

(R)

are

true,

but

(R)

is

d)


Authoritarianism

is the sole cause

most

effective.


the correct

explanation

of (A).
in prejudice.

significant


role


Cultural

beliefs

play

a more
person to

manitest

simuitaneousiy.


c)

They

can challengjngfor^ be one

leadership

styles?


.)

Directive

leadership


is always the

unrelated
factors.


hand hand.^ in

They

are

entirely

conpaible

and go
b
a)

They

are

always

Trstually

escusive.


Chapter 11| Social

Psychology


Objective

Questions

«

a)

college^ A student

"learner"

Milgram's^ in

experiments?


What

was the

false

identity of the
a)

One-sided

communications

present


sided and

two-sided

communications!

What

is

the

difference
between

one
Wells, Brock^ & (1976)?
attitude change,

according

to

Petty,


100.What

impact does

distraction

have

on


issues.


a)

They

remembered
accurately

on

all


d) (A)

false,^ is

but (R)

is

true.
c)
d)

The

speaker's

credibility


The use of

emotional

language


Soviet

Union
d) By

downplaying

the dangers of the
(A)

is

true, but (R) is

false.


not the correct

explanation

of (A).
b)

Both

(A)

and (R)

are true, but

(R)

is

attitudes?


inaccurately
remember

regarding

their
(1973),

what

did

high-school
students


arguments


b)

The

number and quality of

Reagan


c) By

highlighting
potential


consequences

of not voting for
103.In the study by

Goethals

& Reckman
on

memory
distortion.


d)

New

attitudes

are solely

dependent


the correct

explanation

of (A).
a)

Both

(A)

and (R)

are true

and

(R)

is


a)

The

length of the

message


Cacioppo^ & (1984)?

message

persuasive, acCording

to

Petty


strong

military


b) By

emphasizing


the need for

a


imagined

pressure.


go

along with others

due

to

real

or

Reason(R):

compliance,^ In people

lived.


c)

New

attitudes

are always

short


What

is

a

key

factor

in making

a


woods


a) By

picturing

a

large

bear in the

Continuing
support

for them.
b)

New

attitudes

persist

when

there is


conformity.


Assertion(A):

Compliance

is

the

same

as
charity.

d)

People are

reluctant

to support

communication?


g9, In the

presidential

election,

how

did

the

Reagan

campaign

use

fear in

its


cognitive
dissonance.


a) NewW

attitudes

persist

due

to

is

labelled

as reason (R).
labelled as

assertion(A)

and

the

other


Given

below

are

twO

statements:

one

is


c


larger

one.


smaller^ a

request after

rejecting

a


People

are more

likely

to

agree

to
results

d)

The

experiment

did not yield clear
requests

immediately.


b) People tend to say yes to

small


c)
persuaded

Both

groups were equally

changed

attitudes?


1967)

reveal about

the

persistence

of

Bennington

students

(Newcomb

et al.,

102.What

did

NewWcomb's

studies

of


d)

(A)

is

false,

but (R)

is

true.
c)

(A)

is

true,

but

(R)

is

false.


with

a

large

request.
a) People are more

likely

to comply

forgetfulness.


d)

Pleasant

surroundings

led

tO

b


school

education


Soldiers with

more

than

a

high

not

the correct

explanation

of (A).
b)

Both

(A)

and (R)

are

true,

but

(R)

is


the-Face
Technique"?


school

education


al Soldiers with

less

than a high

attitude

change.
c) Pleasant

surroundings

increased
the correct

explanation

of
(A).
a)

Both

(A)

and (R)

are true

and

(R)

is


What

is
the

main

idea the"Door-in-^ of
own

opinions.


communication?


their

own

judgments.


conform

when

they are

confident

in

Reason(R):

People are

more

likely to

attitude

change.
b) Pleasant

surroundings

decreased

d)

They were

highly

confident cin

their


others.


was

more

persuaded
by a two-sided
American s
soldiers in World

War

lIl,

who


According to the

experiment

with

They

had

no

fear

rejection^ of

from


c)

CorreCt

even

if

they

were

unsure.


impact

on

attitude

change.

a)

Pleasant

surroundings

had no

not

unanimous.


decrease

when

the

majority

opinion

is


Assertion(A):

Conformity

tends

to

b)

They


believed

others

must be
sides of

an

issue.


acknowledge

arguments

on

both
right course of action.

Two-sided

communications


change?

pleasant

surroundings

play

attitude^ in
Kirschner^ &

what

role did
have

twO

perspectives.


is

labelled

as

reason

(R).

labelled

as

assertion(A)

and

the

other


Given

below

are

two

statementS:

one

is
a)

They

were

Completely

sure of

the


101.Accordingto

the

study by Janis, Kaye,
d) Distraction

leads

forgetfulness.^ to

guide

their own

behavior?


and


judgments

actions

(others^ of to
Why did subjects often rely on

the



d) (A) is false,

but

(R) is true.

(A)

is

true,

but

(R)

is false.

not

the correct

explanation

of (A).
b)

change.


c)

Distraction increases

attitude


d)


mention

reasons why

issue


may an

One-sided

communications


arguments

for only

one

position.


Two-sided

communications


discuss
psychologist^ A
issue.
C)
c) A

confederate

the^1 of

experimenter


change.


b) Distraction has no effect on

attitude


b)


medical^ A

professional


arguments

on

both

sides

of

an


change.


a) Distraction

decreases

attitude


Objective

Questions

4
Chapter l

Social

Psychology