A. social norms that stress the importance of positive interactions among group members
B. duplication of effort among group members
C. diffusion of responsibility in groups
D. a bias toward making internal attributions about the behavior of others
Related Mcqs:
- According to research by Latane and Darley, why did witnesses fail to intervene and help Kitty Genovese before she was murdered?
A. Ignorance about how others interpreted the situation
B. Diffusion of responsibility made individuals feel less responsible
C. There were no authority figures present
D. Fear of feeling embarrassed by acting inappropriately in front of others
E. a, b and d - Leyton suggested that members are symbolic of structural discontent – at different times in history a (social) class comes under treat from another (social) class under treat from another social class and feel dissatisfaction. What did he call this?
A. Depressive
B. Over- controlled repressors
C. Paranoid- aggression
D. Homicidal protest - Which theory of social change would predict that all societies eventually experience the same kinds of social changes?
A. functionalist
B. conflict
C. unilateral evolutionary
D. evolutionary - In most social settings, the theory of social attraction of which one of the following appears most applicable?
A. Winch
B. Webster
C. Finch
D. Newcomb - Education as a process embodies all those forms of activities that fit an individual for social living and that help transmit customs, laws, religious beliefs, languages of social institutions from one_____to another:
A. Generation
B. Person
C. View
D. Situation - According to Karl Mar, the_______ are the social class who own the means for producing wealth in industrial society.
A. proletariat
B. capitalists
C. Bourgeoisie
D. communists - Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:
A. the two having identical genotypes
B. the environment
C. heredity
D. brain chemistry differences - According to Zajonc’s social facilitation model, what factor facilitates the expression or inhibition of dominant responses?
A. The task performed
B. Prior experience
C. Presence of others
D. Group identity - According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?
A. Where we were born
B. The amount of prejudice experienced
C. The groups we belong to
D. Competition between groups
E. None of the above - According to social identity theory, from what do we derive a large part of our identity and feelings about ourselves?
A. Where we were born
B. The amount of prejudice experienced
C. The groups we belong to
D. Competition between groups
E. None of the above
