Social Psychology
Which of the following explains why a person would be more likely to help a person who had fainted in a small local store than in a large shopping mall?
Bystander effect
Self-serving bias
Prejudice
Social loafing
When do individuals within a group tend to engage in riskier behavior than they would individually?
Risky shift phenomenon
No mere exposure effect
Minority Influence
Fundamental attribution error
What term describes the tendency for a person's belief in personal responsibility to become diffused when they are part of a crowd?
Conformity
Deindividuation
Diffusion of responsibility
Social loafing
What explains the shift towards risky decisions during group discussions according to the groupthink theory?
Members feel invincible which leads them to take unnecessary risks.
A desire for harmony or conformity leads members to avoid raising controversial issues or alternative solutions.
Personal accountability is reduced in a group setting encouraging riskier choices.
Groups with diverse opinions tend toward more extreme decisions due to increased conflict and pressure.
Which scenario exemplifies unethical use of Asch's Conformity experiment?
Varying experimental conditions in replications
Using only undergraduate students as subjects
Implementing it without informed consent from participants
Repeating the experiment multiple times
Which psychological concept explains why people are less likely to help a person in distress when others are present?
Fundamental Attribution Error
Groupthink
Cognitive Dissonance
Bystander Effect
How have social facilitation theories changed since Norman Triplett's initial bicycle study?
They've discounted Triplett's findings as irrelevant today.
They’ve rejected the concept of audience presence as a factor in performance.
They’ve moved away from performance-based approaches.
They've incorporated concepts like evaluation apprehension and distraction-conflict theory into their frameworks.

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How might one intervene effectively in a case of mob mentality where peaceful protest turns violent due to deindividuation?
Implementing crowd control measures alongside promoting individual accountability and dialogue between parties involved.
Blaming the situation solely on influential figures in the crowd without addressing underlying group dynamics.
Using extreme force immediately without attempting any form of communication first with protestors involved.
Ignoring the situation until it dissipates naturally over time due to exhaustion from participants' side.
Which phenomenon explains why individuals are more likely to obey authoritative commands that go against their personal values when others around them seem compliant?
The power of situational norms influencing obedience rates within groups.
The fundamental attribution error skewing perceptions towards blaming dispositional factors for behavior.
A diffusion of responsibility leading each individual to assume someone else will challenge authority.
The bystander effect creating apathy amongst individuals during situations requiring intervention against authority figures.
Which theory best explains the impact of group norms on individual behavior?
B.F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory
Social Norm Theory
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Leon Festinger's Social Comparison Theory