MCQs of Psychology - Interpersonal Relations And Group Processes – Multiple Choice Question

Question 1 of 20

1. Question

Social facilitation refers to an increase in dominant responses in the presence of others of the same species, leading to

Improved performance on both well-learned/easy tasks and poorly learned/difficult tasks.
Improved performance on well-learned/easy tasks and deterioration in performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks.
Deterioration in performance on well-learned/easy tasks and improved performance on poorly learned/difficult tasks.
Deterioration in performance on both well-learned/easy tasks and poorly learned/difficult tasks.

Question 2 of 20

2. Question

According to Zajonc’s social facilitation model, what factor facilitates the expression or inhibition of dominant responses?

The task performed
Prior experience
Presence of others
Group identity

Question 3 of 20

3. Question

The widely murder of Kitty Genovese in New York in 1964, in which 38 people admitted witnessing the murder but not a single person went to her aid, was an example of which social-psychological phenomenon?

Bystander intervention.
Social facilitation.
Bystander apathy.
Equity theory.

Question 4 of 20

4. Question

According to research by Latane and Darley, why did witnesses fail to intervene and help Kitty Genovese before she was murdered?

Ignorence about how others interpeted the situation
Diffusion of responsibility made individuals feel less responsible
There were no authority figures present
Fear of feeling embarrassed by acting inappropriately in front of others
a,b and d

Question 5 of 20

5. Question

Which of the following is true of Milgram’s(1963) study of obedience? The study found that:

Quite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so
Participants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone.
Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances.
None of the above

Question 6 of 20

6. Question

What were the conclusions drawn about ordinary people based on Maligram’s famous study of obedience?

People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
People will engage in low levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures
People's personality is the strongest determinant of obedient behaviour
People will challenge authority figures when they become distressed by their commands

Question 7 of 20

7. Question

Which one of the following statements about social support is true?

Social support in a broad social network impacts positively on health and stress.
Social support in small groups helps one resist pressures to comply with an outside majority or to be obey an imimoral authority.
Both a & b
Neuther a nopr b

Question 8 of 20

8. Question

According to Rusbult’s investment model for relationships, which factor is most significant for maintaining successful intimate relationships?

Mutual support
Commitment to relationship
Being in love
Mutual understanding

Question 9 of 20

9. Question

Which of the following are characteristics of an unhappy couple?
1.Retaliation
2.High equity
3.Reciprocation
4.Open about differences

1& 2
3 & 4
1 & 3
2 & 4

Question 10 of 20

10. Question

Why did Zimbardo and his collaborators(1982) have to terminate their Stanford Prison Study?

The participants were not conforming to their roles.
The guards were not prepared to harass, humilate and intimidate the prisoners.
The prisoners increasingly showed signs of individual and group disintegration.
The experiment was set in a real prison with real prisoners, which raised a fierce human rights debate.

Question 11 of 20

11. Question

In centralized networks:

Complex tasks are dealt with reliably.
Peripheral members can feel a loss of autonomy on simple tasks.
Delays and miscommunications can occur on complex tasks.
free communication is allowed among the roles.

Question 12 of 20

12. Question

Sherif’s autokinetic experiments and Asch’s line studies demonstrated the power of which social psycholoogical factor on the degree to which people confirm?

Group identity
individual norms
Individual identity
Group norms

Question 13 of 20

13. Question

In the 1957 Sidney Lumet film Twelve Angry Men, 12 jurors have to decide over the guilt or innocence of a young man changed with the murder of his father. At the outset, all but one of the jurors are convinced of the youth’s guilt. The lone juror(played by Henry Fond (a) actively attempts to change their minds, standing firm, committed self-confident and unwavering. One by one the other jurors change sides, until in the end they all agree that the accused in not guilty. Which form of social influence is this an example of?

Conformity
Minority influence
Normative influence
Informational influence

Question 14 of 20

14. Question

In 1986, the decision of NASA officials go forward with the launch of the space shuttle Challenger despite warnings from engineers to delay the launch is an example of the dangerous consequences of which social psychological process?

Brainstroming
Group polarization
Deindviduation
groupthink

Question 15 of 20

15. Question

Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstroming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstroming session, because may speak at a time, othergroup members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they wer allowed to express their ideas as they occured than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstroming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstroming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.

1 & 2
2 & 3
1 & 3
2 & 4

Question 16 of 20

16. Question

Which of the following are NOT necessarily characteristics of an authoritarian personality? people with authoritarian personalities tend to:
1.Have experienced harsh family rearing strategies.
2.Hate their parents.
3.Idolize power figures.
4.Strive for a changing world order.

1 & 2
2 & 3
2 & 4
1 & 3

Question 17 of 20

17. Question

Viewing people from different groups as individuals and viewing people from different subgroups(such as Scots and English) as members of a single superordinate group represent which two types of prejudice reduction strategies?

Intergroup contact
Decategorization
Recategorization
a and b
b and c

Question 18 of 20

18. Question

According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?

Where we were born
The amount of prejudice experienced
The groups we belong to
Competition between groups
None of the above

Question 19 of 20

19. Question

Research suggests that we seek out the company of others because of which motives?

To obtain information
To reduce anxiety
To compare ourselves with similar others
All of the above
None of the above

Question 20 of 20

20. Question

According to Tuckman’s five stage model of group development, which stage refers to the period of development when people struggle with each other over leadership and group definition?

Performing
Storming
Forming
Adjourning

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