CUET Psychology MCQs Unit VII Social Influence and Group Processes

Question. The person starts by making a little solicitation that the other individual isn't probably going to decline. This is the ___________ technique of compliance
a) The foot-in-the-door technique
b) The deadline techinque
c) The door-in-the-face technique
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Crowd means __________
a) Collection of people who have assembled for a special purpose, may be to watch a cricket match or a movie.
b) None
c) Both a and b
d) Collection of people who may be present at a place/situation by chance

Answer : D

Question. Which one is a stage of intra group conflict?
a) Adjourning
b) Storming
c) Norming
d) Performing

Answer : B

Question. Extreme cohesiveness in groups is :
a) Group polarization
b) None
c) Groupthink
d) Both a and b

Answer : C

Question. ____________ refers to behaving in a particular way in response to a request made by someone.
a) Conformity
b) Obedience
c) Compliance
d) Storming

Answer : B

Question. What is the correct sequence of the stages of group formation?
a) Storming, norming, performing, and forming
b) Forming, storming, norming and performing
c) Performing, norming, storming, and forming
d) Norming, storming, forming, and performing

Answer : B

Question. ____________ refers to reciprocal communications so as to reach an agreement in situations in which there is a conflict.
a) None
b) Superordinate goals
c) Altering perceptions
d) Negotiations

Answer : D

Question. ____________ means individuals feel obliged to return what they get.
a) Reward structure
b) Competition
c) Reciprocity
d) None

Answer : C

Question. Group works together to achieve shared goals is called __________
a) Cooperation
b) Unity
c) Team work
d) All of the above

Answer : C

Question. Repeated interactions with the same set of individuals gives us a chance to know them, and their interests and attitudes ___________
a) None
b) Common motives and goals
c) Proximity
d) Similarity

Answer : D

Question. Membership of a party club is an example of :
a) Secondary group
b) Large group
c) Primary group
d) Outgroup

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is an example of a group?
a) All of the above
b) Playgroup
c) Class
d) Family

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is the Determinant of Conformity?
a) Social influence
b) Nature of the task
c) None
d) Both a and b

Answer : D

Question. Cohesiveness means :
a) Stage of intragroup conflict
b) Attitudes and behaviours are influened by the real or imagined presence of other people
c) Togetherness, binding, or matual attraction among group members
d) Reduction in individual effort when working on a collective task

Answer : C

Question. One’s own group is known as __________
a) Group polarization
b) Outgroup
c) In-group
d) Large group

Answer : C

Question. Resturant employees fail to put in an equal amount of effort. This is an example of __________
a) Group polarization
b) Social Faciliation
c) Group think
d) Social loafing

Answer : D

Question. ____________ is an assortment of individuals who have gathered for a specific reason, might be to watch a cricket match or a film.
a) Mod
b) Audience
c) None
d) Team

Answer : B

Question. A group gets stronger as a result of discussions in the group. This strengthening of the group’s initial position as a result of group interaction and discussion is referred to as ____________
a) cohesiveness
b) Grooup think
c) Group polorization
d) None

Answer : C

Question. Conformity means ____________
a) None
b) People feel obliged to return wha they get
c) When groups work together to achieve shared goals
d) Behaving according to the group norm

Answer : D

Question. The term ____________ refers to those processes by which our perspectives and ways of behaving are affected by the genuine or envisioned presence of others.
a) None
b) Social influence
c) Social loafing
d) Group think

Answer : B

Question. Working together to achieve a shared goal is called
(a) Co-operation
(b) Compliance
(c) Conformity
(d) Obedience

Answer : A

Question. A collection of people assembled for a particular purpose is called an
(a) Audience
(b) Views
(c) Mob
(d) Spectators

Answer : A  

Question. Tendency of group to take extreme decision is called………… .
(a) Social Loafing
(b) Group Polarisation
(c) Peer pressure
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question. After a long discussion, the initial position of the group became much stronger, thus, demonstrating the effect of
(a) Group polarisation
(b) Group conformity
(c) Group think
(d) Group cohesiveness

Answer : A

Question. The term which refers to one’s own group is called?
(a) Ingroup
(b) Outgroup
(c) Formal group
(d) Informal group

Answer : A

Question. What is a collection of people who may be present at a place/situation by chance.
(a) Crowd
(b) Family
(c) Group
(d) Association

Answer : A 

Question. It means that people feel bound to return what they get. Initial cooperation may encourage more cooperation?
(a) Reward Structure
(b) Interpersonal Communication
(c) Reciprocity
(d) Intergroup Competition

Answer : C

Question. People who have assembled to watch a cricket match are at one place, but are not interdependent on each other. It is an example of
(a) Group
(b) Collection
(c) Single unit
(d) Multi unit

Answer : B 

Question. Behaving according to the group norms is called
(a) Compliance
(b) Conformity
(c) Obedience
(d) Co-operation

Answer : A

Question. The Book ‘Mind of a Man’ is written by
(a) Gardner Murphy
(b) Maslow
(c) Vygotsky
(d) Gustav Spiller

Answer : D 

Question. A collection of people around a road side performer is an example of
(a) Crowd
(b) Group
(c) Mob
(d) Audience

Answer : A 

Question. Feeling of togetherness that keep a group intact is
(a) Norms
(b) Role
(c) Status
(d) Cohesiveness

Answer : D

Question. Extreme cohesiveness in groups results in
(a) Group think
(b) Group polarisation
(c) Both
(a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Binding or mutual attraction among the group members is referred to as
(a) Cohesiveness
(b) Status
(c) Norms
(d) Roles

Answer : A

Question. The pioneering experiment on conformity was carried by
(a) Sherif
(b) Deutsch
(c) Latane
(d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Membership of a club is an example of
(a) Primary group
(b) Secondary group
(c) Outgroup
(d) Large group

Answer : B

Question. Repeated interactions with the same set of individuals give us a change to know them and their interests and attitudes.
(a) Similarity
(b) Proximity
(c) Common Motives
(d) Storming

Answer : B

Question. ………… is a consequence of extreme cohesiveness.
(a) Perceptions
(b) Group interaction
(c) Group think
(d) None of these

Answer : C  

Question. Sherif Summer Camp Experiments is based on
(a) Cooperation and competition
(b) Obedience
(c) Compliance
(d) Personality

Answer : A

Question. Suppose you are going on the road and an accident takes place, such collection of people is
(a) Crowd
(b) Team
(c) Family
(d) Association

Answer : A  

Question. What were the reasons of joining group by people?
(i) Security
(ii) Status
(iii) Self-esteem
(iv) Satisfaction of psychological needs
Choose the correct options from below.
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) All of these

Answer : D 

Question. Choose the correct match for each concept related with group formation and with its description from the codes given below.
   List I                          List II
A Proximity             1 A stage of intragroup conflict
B Storming             2 The structure of the group has
                                  evolved and is accepted by
                                  group member.
C Performing         3 Repeated interactions with
                                 the same set of individuals
Codes
   A B C
(a) 2 1 3
(b) 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 2
(d) 1 3 2

Answer : A

Question. Choose the correct match for each concept related to determinants of cooperation and competition from the codes given below.
   List I                                              List II
A Cooperative reward           1 Facilitates interaction, and discussion
B Interpersonal                    2 Promotive interdependence communication
C Reciprocity                       3 To feel obliged to return what they get
Codes
   A B C
(a) 2 1 3
(b) 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 2
(d) 1 3 2

Answer : B