BAPSY Social Psychology 4

Question 1

The 'just-world hypothesis' leads people to believe that victims of misfortune:

Accepted Answer

Must have done something to deserve their fate

Answer

The just-world hypothesis is a cognitive bias where people assume the world is fair, leading them to blame victims rather than acknowledge random misfortune.

Question 2

Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment is primarily cited as evidence for the power of:

Accepted Answer

Situational roles and institutional structures over individual behavior

Answer

The experiment showed that ordinary people assigned to prison roles rapidly adopted extreme behaviors consistent with those roles, demonstrating situational power.

Question 3

In the context of attitude change, 'cognitive dissonance' occurs when a person experiences discomfort due to:

Accepted Answer

Holding two or more inconsistent cognitions simultaneously

Answer

Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory posits that inconsistency between attitudes or between attitudes and behavior creates psychological tension motivating change.

Question 4

Which of the following best illustrates 'deindividuation' in a crowd?

Accepted Answer

Rioters wearing masks and engaging in destructive behavior they normally would not

Answer

Deindividuation occurs when anonymity within a group reduces self-awareness and normal restraints, increasing impulsive or antisocial behavior.

Question 5

Social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner) predicts that simply being categorized into a group will lead people to:

Accepted Answer

Favor their in-group over out-groups

Answer

Even minimal group categorization produces in-group favoritism because group membership contributes to positive social identity.

BAPSY - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Practice Test

BAPSY - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Practice Test

BAPSY Social Psychology 4