MCQ Bank
Which of the following states that the contact between members of different social groups, under appropriate conditions, can lead to reductions in intergroup bias?
- A) The alternative hypothesis
- B) The null hypothesis
- C) The just world hypothesis
- D) The contact hypothesis
Good mood, involvement and individual differences are which variables among the followings?
- A) Object variables
- B) General variables
- C) Audience variables
- D) Sender’s variables
Which of the following is a negative attitude towards the members of specific social groups?
- A) Prejudice
- B) Inequity
- C) Discrimination
- D) Intolerance
Afro Caribbean males are often labeled as __________ man and are considered dangerous.
- A) Angry black
- B) Courageous
- C) Happy black
- D) Short tempered
Geert Hofstede’s study (1980) of 22 countries found a positive relationship between a culture’s degree of individuation and its citizens ___________ needs.
- A) Attachment
- B) Involvement
- C) Association
- D) Affiliation
Which of the following factor DOES NOT affect dissonance?
- A) Justification
- B) Freedom of choice
- C) Observation
- D) Investment
Who among the followings is the nephew of Freud, used attractive “liberated” women in an ad campaign for the cigarette industry to serve as a “torch of freedom” symbol?
- A) Ana Freud
- B) Albarrachin
- C) Edward Bernays
- D) Kumkale
Which of the following is one of the most
apparent qualities of stereotyped thinking and provides basis for immediate action in
uncertain circumstances?
- A) Quickness
- B) Logical thinking
- C) Free cognitions
- D) Judgments
Which of the following is not a part of social identity?
- A) Muslim
- B) Pakistani
- C) Daughter
- D) Punjabi
Self-concept contains which of the following with a personal identity?
- A) Social identity
- B) Formal identity
- C) Gender Identity
- D) Work identity
Which of the following is not an important characteristic of interpersonal attraction?
- A) Conformity
- B) Desirable personal attributes
- C) Physical attractiveness
- D) Similarity
Love marriages are always end up into a disaster, this is an example of:
- A) Discrimination
- B) Stereotype
- C) Persuasion
- D) Prejudice
Generally happy people use which of the following routes for persuasion?
- A) Peripheral route
- B) Marginal route
- C) Middle route
- D) Central route
Who among the following experimented on contact between members of different social groups?
- A) Aarther
- B) McGarry
- C) Rosch
- D) Wright
“Autobiography of a Face” is written by ___________, who is an American poet.
- A) William worth
- B) Elizabeth taylor
- C) Emily dickision
- D) Lucy Graely
Which of the following characteristics is NOT involved in - interpersonal attraction?
- A) Desirable personal attributes
- B) Physical attractiveness
- C) Socio economic status
- D) Similarity
Cognitive dissonance is attitude change via ______________.
- A) Internal discrepancy
- B) Communication
- C) External message
- D) Internal consistency
Blanchard et al. (1975) showed that co-operation works best when the outcome of the super ordinate goal is _____________:
- A) Unsuccessful
- B) Strong
- C) Successful
- D) Weak
Which of the following will not be used if you want to make a persuasive message?
- A) Repetition
- B) Humor
- C) Kindness
- D) Fear
Who is more resistant to attitude change?
- A) Middle-aged adults
- B) Young adults
- C) Old people
- D) Adolescents