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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) .
| 101. |
How individuals are affected by the presence of others is the focus of study in the field of |
| A. | sociology. |
| B. | social psychology. |
| C. | experimental psychology. |
| D. | sociobiology |
| Answer» B. social psychology. | |
| 102. |
Karen smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. However, she is aware that smoking is harmful to her health; therefore, she holds two conflicting or dissonant thoughts. If Karen were to reduce her cognitive dissonance by changing her attitude, she might say to herself, |
| A. | "smoking really isn\t that dangerous." |
| B. | "smoking is a habit that i have little control over." |
| C. | "i think that i\ll try to give up smoking." |
| D. | "i\ll only smoke when i feel stressed out." |
| Answer» A. "smoking really isn\t that dangerous." | |
| 103. |
Which is a method to reduce prejudice? |
| A. | mixed-status contact |
| B. | mutual exclusivity |
| C. | groupthink |
| D. | mutual interdependence |
| Answer» D. mutual interdependence | |
| 104. |
An ongoing pattern of life including such things as language, customs and sex roles is called |
| A. | conformity. |
| B. | norms. |
| C. | group cohesion. |
| D. | culture. |
| Answer» D. culture. | |
| 105. |
A reference group is |
| A. | one with which a person has face-to-face contact. |
| B. | any group in which one plays an active role or has membership. |
| C. | any group outside one\s social distance boundaries. |
| D. | any group whose values and attitudes are seen as relevant to one\s own. |
| Answer» D. any group whose values and attitudes are seen as relevant to one\s own. | |
| 106. |
Studies of conformity indicate that people are more apt to be influenced by others if they |
| A. | are concerned about the approval of others. |
| B. | have low needs for certainty and structure. |
| C. | are in temporary rather than established groups. |
| D. | are in very large groups. |
| Answer» A. are concerned about the approval of others. | |
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