SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
1. According to Ekman's study on the universality of facial expressions and emotions,
which emotion is typically the most difficult to recognize across cultures?
a. Fear
b. Surprise
c. Happiness
d. Sadness
2. Agatha and Rio have a slight attraction toward each other. After riding a roller
coaster together, they report feeling extremely attracted to one another. What
psychological concept best explains this?
a. Excitation Transfer
b. Misattribution of arousal
c. Both A and B
d. Neither, as the feelings from the roller coaster need to be clarified as fear or love
3. What is the main difference between the misattribution of arousal and excitation
transfer?
a. Misattribution involves the transfer of arousal, while excitation transfer involves
misinterpreting various stimuli.
b. Both are the same.
c. Misattribution of arousal involves misinterpretation.
d. Excitation transfer does not involve misinterpretation.
4. The two-factor theory of emotion, proposed by Schachter and Singer, suggests that
emotions are the result of which process?
a. The interaction between cognitive appraisal and physiological arousal.
b. The independent effects of stimuli on behavior and thoughts.
c. A direct response of the nervous system to stimuli.
d. The activation of only physiological arousal without cognitive interpretation
5. What is a key weakness of the James-Lange theory of emotion regarding
physiological arousal?
a. It assumes that physiological arousal is identical across all emotions.
b. It does not explain how the same physiological arousal is differentiated into
specific emotions.
c. It focuses only on cognitive processes and ignores physiological responses.
d. It argues that emotions arise solely from external stimuli, ignoring internal
processes.
6. In the 5-step model of helping behavior, what is the consequence of encountering
an obstacle at any step in the process?
a. The individual skips to the next step automatically.
b. Helping behavior is delayed or does not occur.
c. The individual becomes more likely to help in future emergencies.
d. The obstacle has no impact on the helping decision.
, 7. Peter has just stepped out of a flower shop, holding a bouquet, and encounters
Harry, who has been in an accident. Which of the following statements will most
likely prompt Peter to help Harry?
a. "Hey, you with the flowers, I’m injured!"
b. "Somebody, please help me!"
c. "I don’t know what to do anymore…"
d. "Can you help me, please?"
8. What is an example of pluralistic ignorance in a group setting?
a. Everyone in a group assumes others know what to do, so they follow along
without question.
b. Individuals in a group privately disagree with a decision but assume everyone
else agrees, so they go along with it.
c. Out-group individuals agree with a decision and assume everyone else agrees,
so they go along with it.
d. Group members unanimously decide to help someone in need without
hesitation.
9. Which of the following statements is true about helping behavior?
a. People in a bad mood are more likely to help if they feel guilty.
b. People who fear social negative judgment are less likely to help.
c. Individuals with high status are more likely to help than those with low status.
d. People in a good mood are less likely to help.
10. Which of the following is not a step in Piliavin's Calculus Model of helping
behavior?
a. Relatedness
b. Weighing costs
c. Physiological arousal
d. Labeling arousal
11. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the bystander effect
and social relations in the (Liebst, 2019) article?
a. The bystander effect is more influential than social relations in determining
helping behavior.
b. Social relations are more influential than the bystander effect in determining
helping behavior.
c. The reversed bystander effect explains why people help in the presence of
others.
d. People help others due to the cost-reward model, regardless of social relations
or the bystander effect.
12. Which of the following is not true about conversion in social influence?
a. It appears most in Asch’s line experiment but not in Sherif’s autokinetic
experiment.
b. It is a form of private conformity.
c. It is a type of informational influence.
d. It prevents groupthink.
1. According to Ekman's study on the universality of facial expressions and emotions,
which emotion is typically the most difficult to recognize across cultures?
a. Fear
b. Surprise
c. Happiness
d. Sadness
2. Agatha and Rio have a slight attraction toward each other. After riding a roller
coaster together, they report feeling extremely attracted to one another. What
psychological concept best explains this?
a. Excitation Transfer
b. Misattribution of arousal
c. Both A and B
d. Neither, as the feelings from the roller coaster need to be clarified as fear or love
3. What is the main difference between the misattribution of arousal and excitation
transfer?
a. Misattribution involves the transfer of arousal, while excitation transfer involves
misinterpreting various stimuli.
b. Both are the same.
c. Misattribution of arousal involves misinterpretation.
d. Excitation transfer does not involve misinterpretation.
4. The two-factor theory of emotion, proposed by Schachter and Singer, suggests that
emotions are the result of which process?
a. The interaction between cognitive appraisal and physiological arousal.
b. The independent effects of stimuli on behavior and thoughts.
c. A direct response of the nervous system to stimuli.
d. The activation of only physiological arousal without cognitive interpretation
5. What is a key weakness of the James-Lange theory of emotion regarding
physiological arousal?
a. It assumes that physiological arousal is identical across all emotions.
b. It does not explain how the same physiological arousal is differentiated into
specific emotions.
c. It focuses only on cognitive processes and ignores physiological responses.
d. It argues that emotions arise solely from external stimuli, ignoring internal
processes.
6. In the 5-step model of helping behavior, what is the consequence of encountering
an obstacle at any step in the process?
a. The individual skips to the next step automatically.
b. Helping behavior is delayed or does not occur.
c. The individual becomes more likely to help in future emergencies.
d. The obstacle has no impact on the helping decision.
, 7. Peter has just stepped out of a flower shop, holding a bouquet, and encounters
Harry, who has been in an accident. Which of the following statements will most
likely prompt Peter to help Harry?
a. "Hey, you with the flowers, I’m injured!"
b. "Somebody, please help me!"
c. "I don’t know what to do anymore…"
d. "Can you help me, please?"
8. What is an example of pluralistic ignorance in a group setting?
a. Everyone in a group assumes others know what to do, so they follow along
without question.
b. Individuals in a group privately disagree with a decision but assume everyone
else agrees, so they go along with it.
c. Out-group individuals agree with a decision and assume everyone else agrees,
so they go along with it.
d. Group members unanimously decide to help someone in need without
hesitation.
9. Which of the following statements is true about helping behavior?
a. People in a bad mood are more likely to help if they feel guilty.
b. People who fear social negative judgment are less likely to help.
c. Individuals with high status are more likely to help than those with low status.
d. People in a good mood are less likely to help.
10. Which of the following is not a step in Piliavin's Calculus Model of helping
behavior?
a. Relatedness
b. Weighing costs
c. Physiological arousal
d. Labeling arousal
11. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the bystander effect
and social relations in the (Liebst, 2019) article?
a. The bystander effect is more influential than social relations in determining
helping behavior.
b. Social relations are more influential than the bystander effect in determining
helping behavior.
c. The reversed bystander effect explains why people help in the presence of
others.
d. People help others due to the cost-reward model, regardless of social relations
or the bystander effect.
12. Which of the following is not true about conversion in social influence?
a. It appears most in Asch’s line experiment but not in Sherif’s autokinetic
experiment.
b. It is a form of private conformity.
c. It is a type of informational influence.
d. It prevents groupthink.
