ASPPB Social Psychology 5

Question 1

According to the empathy-altruism hypothesis (Batson), true altruistic motivation is elicited by:

Accepted Answer

Empathic concern for another's welfare

Answer

Batson argued that empathic concern — other-focused emotion — produces genuinely altruistic motivation, distinct from egoistic helping driven by personal distress reduction.

Question 2

The 'illusion of transparency' refers to the tendency to:

Accepted Answer

Overestimate how detectable one's own internal states are to others

Answer

People overestimate the extent to which their emotions and thoughts 'leak out' and are apparent to observers.

Question 3

Which of the following factors most reliably INCREASES interpersonal attraction according to social psychological research?

Accepted Answer

Mere exposure to a person

Answer

Zajonc's mere exposure effect shows that repeated exposure to a stimulus, including a person, increases positive evaluation of it.

Question 4

In the context of persuasion, 'inoculation theory' (McGuire) suggests that resistance to attitude change is best built by:

Accepted Answer

Exposing individuals to weakened counterarguments that they can refute

Answer

Like biological inoculation, exposing people to a mild form of an attack allows them to develop cognitive 'antibodies' to defend their attitudes.

Question 5

Research on implicit attitudes using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) primarily measures:

Accepted Answer

Automatic associative evaluations that may differ from explicit reports

Answer

The IAT measures the strength of automatic mental associations between concepts, which can reveal attitudes people may not consciously endorse.

(ASPPB) Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards Practice Test

(ASPPB) Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards Practice Test

ASPPB Social Psychology 5