Question 1:
Jimmy just finished the Rotterdam marathon and is very excited. As he walks over to his
girlfriend, who he has been together with for one week now, he immediately tells her that
he loves her. This situation is best explained by:
a. The James-Lange theory of emotion
b. The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
c. Excitation transfer
d. Misattribution of arousal
Question 2:
Which statement about helping behaviour in emergency situations is correct?
I. Stimulus overload is one of the reasons why people do not take the
responsibility to help in emergency situations.
II. The ambiguity of the situation is one of the reasons why people do not
interpret an abnormal event as an emergency.
a. Statement I is correct. Statement II is correct.
b. Statement I is correct. Statement II is incorrect.
c. Statement I is incorrect. Statement II is correct.
d. Statement I is incorrect. Statement II is incorrect.
Question 3:
When can a group’s consensus NOT be easily altered by minority viewpoints?
a. When the minority offer an alternative consensus.
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, b. When the minority members are being perceived as different from the
majority.
c. When the minority remain consistent in their views.
d. When the minority promote systematic processing.
Question 4:
Which of the following alternatives best represents Zajonc’s explanation of the effects of
social facilitation?
a. The presence of others increases arousal, which decreases the dominant
response. As a result, we perform poorly on easy tasks.
b. The presence of others increases arousal, which increases the dominant
response. As a result, we perform well on difficult tasks.
c. The presence of others increases arousal, which decreases the dominant
response. As a result, we perform well on difficult tasks.
d. The presence of others increases arousal, which increases the dominant
response. As a result, we perform well on easy tasks.
Question 5:
Which of the following factors was of influence on the degree of obedience in Milgram's
series of experiments?
a. The gender of the experimenter.
b. The distance between the teacher and the learner.
c. The amount of complaining, shouting, and crying by the learner.
d. The tone of voice used by the experimenter when giving orders.
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Jimmy just finished the Rotterdam marathon and is very excited. As he walks over to his
girlfriend, who he has been together with for one week now, he immediately tells her that
he loves her. This situation is best explained by:
a. The James-Lange theory of emotion
b. The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
c. Excitation transfer
d. Misattribution of arousal
Question 2:
Which statement about helping behaviour in emergency situations is correct?
I. Stimulus overload is one of the reasons why people do not take the
responsibility to help in emergency situations.
II. The ambiguity of the situation is one of the reasons why people do not
interpret an abnormal event as an emergency.
a. Statement I is correct. Statement II is correct.
b. Statement I is correct. Statement II is incorrect.
c. Statement I is incorrect. Statement II is correct.
d. Statement I is incorrect. Statement II is incorrect.
Question 3:
When can a group’s consensus NOT be easily altered by minority viewpoints?
a. When the minority offer an alternative consensus.
1
, b. When the minority members are being perceived as different from the
majority.
c. When the minority remain consistent in their views.
d. When the minority promote systematic processing.
Question 4:
Which of the following alternatives best represents Zajonc’s explanation of the effects of
social facilitation?
a. The presence of others increases arousal, which decreases the dominant
response. As a result, we perform poorly on easy tasks.
b. The presence of others increases arousal, which increases the dominant
response. As a result, we perform well on difficult tasks.
c. The presence of others increases arousal, which decreases the dominant
response. As a result, we perform well on difficult tasks.
d. The presence of others increases arousal, which increases the dominant
response. As a result, we perform well on easy tasks.
Question 5:
Which of the following factors was of influence on the degree of obedience in Milgram's
series of experiments?
a. The gender of the experimenter.
b. The distance between the teacher and the learner.
c. The amount of complaining, shouting, and crying by the learner.
d. The tone of voice used by the experimenter when giving orders.
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