Quiz 1: Chapter 13 Social Psychology

When we perform better on simple or well learned tasks in the presence of others, this is called: a. normative social influence b. social facilitation c. deindividuation d. social loafing

b. social facilitation

The text defines social psychology as the scientific study of how people ____________ one another. a. understand, feel about, and behave toward b. think about, influence, and relate to c. observe, understand, and communicate with d. understand, predict, and control

b. think about, influence, and relate to

What is the phenomenon in which the repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them? a. Social facilitation b. The fundamental attribution error c. The mere exposure effect d. The foot-in-the-door phenomenon

c. The mere exposure effect

University students charged the field after the game in response to their team's loss. They vandalized the opposing team's field and the police had to be called in. This behavior is best understood in terms of: a. the bystander effect b. social facilitation c. deindividuation d. the mere exposure effect

c. deindividuation

Discrimination is a negative ____________, whereas prejudice is a negative ____________. a. attitude; behavior b. behavior; attitude c. belief; action d. behavior; action

b. behavior; attitude