STUDENT NUMBER: 62191411
ASSIGNMENT 04
UNIQUE NO.: 267520
PYC1502
PSYCHOLOGY IN SOCIETY
DUE DATE: 25 AUGUST 2021
, 1. The tutor asks your group to do group assignment in order to get group marks. Sipho
disagrees with this, claiming that some people do not put enough effort in group work
and get undeserved marks. This phenomenon is called…
1. group think
2. social stereotype
3. group conflict
4. social loafing
2. The manner in which the elements of a group interact and how these interactions evolve
over time refers to the …
1. group structure
2. group process
3. group characteristics
4. group attributes
3. According to the social identity theory, people have social identity and … identity.
1. political
2. personal
3. religious
4. ethnic
4. The tutor asks your group to work on the assignment. Sipho is persuasive and always
want his opinions to be implemented by the rest of the group members. Sipho’s
behaviour of imposing his opinions on other group members may result in …
1. group polarisation
2. group norm
3. group think
4. group cohesion
5. Prosocial behaviour is behaviour in which one person benefits from another person’s
actions. According to Latane and Darley (in Feldman, 2003) which of the following is not
part of prosocial behaviour?
1. Interpreting an event as needing help
2. Assuming responsibility for taking action
3. Deciding to take action and assist
4. Learning through imitation
6. Which statement about communication is incorrect?
1. Communication involves the rules of decoding and encoding of the messages
2. Cultural differences may adversely affect the communication process
3. The meaning of a communicated message is the same in any context
4. Communication is a process of sending a message and receiving feedback
1 STUDENT NO.: 62191411
ASSIGNMENT 04
UNIQUE NO.: 267520
PYC1502
PSYCHOLOGY IN SOCIETY
DUE DATE: 25 AUGUST 2021
, 1. The tutor asks your group to do group assignment in order to get group marks. Sipho
disagrees with this, claiming that some people do not put enough effort in group work
and get undeserved marks. This phenomenon is called…
1. group think
2. social stereotype
3. group conflict
4. social loafing
2. The manner in which the elements of a group interact and how these interactions evolve
over time refers to the …
1. group structure
2. group process
3. group characteristics
4. group attributes
3. According to the social identity theory, people have social identity and … identity.
1. political
2. personal
3. religious
4. ethnic
4. The tutor asks your group to work on the assignment. Sipho is persuasive and always
want his opinions to be implemented by the rest of the group members. Sipho’s
behaviour of imposing his opinions on other group members may result in …
1. group polarisation
2. group norm
3. group think
4. group cohesion
5. Prosocial behaviour is behaviour in which one person benefits from another person’s
actions. According to Latane and Darley (in Feldman, 2003) which of the following is not
part of prosocial behaviour?
1. Interpreting an event as needing help
2. Assuming responsibility for taking action
3. Deciding to take action and assist
4. Learning through imitation
6. Which statement about communication is incorrect?
1. Communication involves the rules of decoding and encoding of the messages
2. Cultural differences may adversely affect the communication process
3. The meaning of a communicated message is the same in any context
4. Communication is a process of sending a message and receiving feedback
1 STUDENT NO.: 62191411
