Social Cognition Quizzes: Test Your Understanding of Human Interactions

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a core aspect of social cognition?

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Emotional intelligence

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Perception of others

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Attitudes towards others

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Cognitive biases

Question 2

Which theory proposes that we form impressions of others by combining their individual traits?

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Configural processing theory

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Attribution theory

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Schema theory

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Social identity theory

Question 3

What is social categorization?

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Dividing people into different social groups

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Classifying people based on their individual traits

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Stereotyping people based on their group membership

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Evaluating people based on their social status

Question 4

What is the core proposition of intergroup contact theory?

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Contact between different social groups can reduce prejudice and discrimination

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Contact between different social groups can increase prejudice and discrimination

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Contact between different social groups has no effect on prejudice and discrimination

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Contact between different social groups can only increase prejudice and discrimination if it is negative

Question 5

Which of these cognitive processes is NOT directly involved in social interactions?

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Problem-solving

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Perception

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Attention

Question 6

Which of the following is a key characteristic of implicit attitudes?

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Automatic and unconscious

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Slow and deliberate

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Learned through direct experience

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Easily changed through persuasion

Question 7

The process of forming an impression of someone based on a limited number of traits is known as:

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Halo effect

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Primacy effect

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Recency effect

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Mere exposure effect

Question 8

According to social exchange theory, relationships are maintained because:

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The rewards outweigh the costs

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The costs outweigh the rewards

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The relationship is based on love and commitment

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The relationship is reinforced by social norms

Question 9

Which of the following is a key factor in developing prosocial behavior?

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Empathy

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Selfishness

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A desire for recognition

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Fear of punishment

Question 10

The process of reducing tension by redirecting aggression towards a safe target is known as:

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Displacement

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Catharsis

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Projection

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Sublimation

Question 11

Which of the following is a criticism of laboratory experiments in psychology?

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They lack ecological validity

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They rely too heavily on self-report data

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They are expensive and time-consuming to conduct

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They cannot be used to study complex social behaviors

Question 12

The concept of 'self-fulfilling prophecy' refers to:

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A belief that becomes true because people act in ways that make it true

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A prediction that is always accurate

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A coincidence that happens by chance

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A prophecy that is made by a religious leader

Question 13

Which of the following is a cognitive bias that leads us to attribute behavior to internal rather than external factors?

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Fundamental attribution error

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Self-serving bias

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Hindsight bias

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Confirmation bias

Question 14

What is the tendency to overestimate the extent to which our own behavior is influenced by situational factors called?

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Actor-observer effect

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Self-serving bias

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False consensus effect

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Illusion of control

Question 15

What is the social psychological process by which our attitudes influence our behavior?

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Cognitive dissonance

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Mere exposure effect

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Social facilitation

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Foot-in-the-door technique

Question 16

Which of the following is a common way to reduce cognitive dissonance?

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Any of the above

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Changing our behavior

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Changing our beliefs

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Adding new beliefs

Question 17

What is the term for the tendency to categorize and label people based on their social group memberships?

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Social categorization

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In-group bias

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Out-group homogeneity effect

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Prejudice

Question 18

Which of the following factors does NOT influence social cognition?

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Date of Birth

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Personal experiences

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Goals and motivations

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Culture

Question 19

The tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors is an example of:

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Self-serving bias

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Actor-observer bias

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Confirmation bias

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Fundamental attribution error

Question 20

Which theory suggests that we use schemas to organize and interpret social information?

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Schema theory

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Social identity theory

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Social learning theory

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Attribution theory

Question 21

The process of adjusting our attitudes and behaviors to match that of others is known as:

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Conformity

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Obedience

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Compliance

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Groupthink

Question 22

The tendency to attribute our own actions to external factors while attributing the actions of others to internal factors is referred to as:

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Actor-observer bias

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Fundamental attribution error

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Confirmation bias

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Self-serving bias

Question 23

The process of forming close and meaningful connections with others is termed:

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Social bonding

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Social facilitation

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Social loafing

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Groupthink