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Social Psychology - 2025

The document is an examination paper for social psychology, consisting of multiple choice questions, one-word answer questions, short answer questions, and essay prompts. It covers key concepts such as social psychology definitions, heuristics, schemas, and ethical issues in research. The exam assesses knowledge on various psychological theories and processes related to social behavior and cognition.

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Social Psychology - 2025

The document is an examination paper for social psychology, consisting of multiple choice questions, one-word answer questions, short answer questions, and essay prompts. It covers key concepts such as social psychology definitions, heuristics, schemas, and ethical issues in research. The exam assesses knowledge on various psychological theories and processes related to social behavior and cognition.

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAMINATION PAPER

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (15 x 1 = 15 Marks)

Choose the correct option:

1. Who defined social psychology as the scientific study of how people think
about, influence, and relate to one another?

a) Gordon Allport

b) Baron and Byrne

c) Myers and Spencer

d) David Buss

2. What is empiricism in scientific research?

a) Collection of random data

b) Reliance on human experience

c) Preference for complex explanations

d) Disregard for replication

3. Which heuristic is involved when people judge based on how easily


examples come to mind?

a) Representativeness

b) Anchoring

c) Availability

d) Adjustments

4. The “base rate fallacy” is associated with:

a) Availability heuristic

b) Representativeness heuristic

c) Anchoring heuristic
d) Fast and frugal heuristic

5. In experimental research, the variable that is manipulated is:

a) Dependent variable

b) Extraneous variable

c) Control variable

d) Independent variable

6. What term refers to the idea that people expect more positive outcomes
for themselves?

a) Negativity bias

b) Counterfactual thinking

c) Optimistic bias

d) Magical thinking

7. What process involves trying to suppress disturbing thoughts?

a) Counterfactual thinking

b) Thought suppression

c) Magical thinking

d) Unpriming

8. Priming influences schema activation by:

a) Storing new information

b) Making schemas permanent

c) Increasing availability of certain schemas

d) Preventing memory retrieval

9. Who is a pioneer in evolutionary psychology?

a) Kurt Lewin

b) Daniel Kahneman

c) David Buss

d) Solomon Asch
10. What brain structure is associated with automatic processing?

a) Prefrontal cortex

b) Hypothalamus

c) Amygdala

d) Hippocampus

11. In social cognition, schemas influence which processes?

a) Attention

b) Encoding

c) Retrieval

d) All of the above

12. The heuristic where people rely on an initial piece of information is:

a) Availability

b) Anchoring and adjustment

c) Representativeness

d) Fast and frugal

13. What concept refers to judgments about events that didn’t happen?

a) Magical thinking

b) Counterfactual thinking

c) Thought suppression

d) Planning fallacy

14. Which method involves watching behavior in its natural setting?

a) Experimental

b) Survey

c) Systematic observation

d) Correlational
15. Which bias leads people to pay more attention to negative information?

a) Negativity bias

b) Optimistic bias

c) Magical thinking

d) Counterfactual bias

Section B: One-Word Answer Questions (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)

1. Name the heuristic where people judge by how well something fits a
stereotype.

2. What psychological system deals with emotions?

3. What type of memory recalls information matching our mood?

4. Who developed the concept of “implicit egotism”?

5. What is the tendency to misjudge because of using an initial reference


point?

Section C: Short Answer Questions (5 x 3 = 15 Marks)

1. Define social psychology and explain its scientific nature.

2. What is the role of theory in social psychological research?

3. Explain the concept of schemas and how they influence cognition.

4. Distinguish between automatic and controlled processing.

5. Describe the ethical issues related to deception in social psychology


experiments.

Section D: Essay (Answer any 2 out of 3) (2 x 10 = 20 Marks)


1. Discuss the various causes of social behavior and thought with suitable
examples.

2. Explain the types of heuristics described by Tversky and Kahneman. How


do they lead to errors in judgment?

3. Evaluate the interplay between affect and cognition. Include mood-


congruent and mood-dependent memory in your answer.

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