Lesson 3.2.1.4.1

3.2.1.4.1 Prosocial and antisocial crowd behaviour: social loafing, deindividuation, culture Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 5

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The 20 questions

  1. What is social loafing?

    • Individuals putting in less effort when working in a group than when working alone
    • Individuals working harder in a group than when working alone on the task
    • Individuals refusing to join any group task set by their teacher
    • Individuals becoming anonymous in a crowd of strangers at a concert

  2. What is deindividuation?

    • Being forced to follow the orders given by a leader during a group task
    • Gaining a clear sense of personal identity in a crowd of familiar people
    • Loss of individual identity and self-awareness in a group, often leading to less restraint
    • Increased self-awareness when people are observed by others in a public place

  3. Which factor increases deindividuation?

    • Being observed by a clear authority figure
    • Anonymity, such as wearing masks or uniforms
    • Working alone in a laboratory
    • Being identified by name in a group

  4. How does culture influence crowd behaviour?

    • Culture only affects individuals who are alone and not part of any group
    • Culture always makes crowds behave identically worldwide in every setting
    • Cultural norms shape how people behave in crowds, including whether they help or harm others
    • Culture has no effect on people's behaviour in crowds that gather for sport

  5. Which dispositional factor affects collective behaviour?

    • Colour of clothing worn by the crowd members during the event
    • Personality, such as a tendency towards aggression
    • Presence of a supervisor watching over the crowd from a distance
    • Length of the event and the time of day it took place

  6. What is an example of prosocial crowd behaviour?

    • A crowd looting shops in the town centre after an event
    • A crowd organising to rescue people after a flood
    • A crowd rioting at a football match after the final whistle
    • A crowd vandalising a bus stop near the town centre at night

  7. What is an example of antisocial crowd behaviour?

    • A crowd forming a human chain to carry supplies
    • A crowd cheering for a team's victory
    • A crowd cleaning up a local park together
    • A crowd damaging property during a riot

  8. Which factor is more likely to reduce social loafing?

    • Increasing the number of people in the group
    • Removing all feedback from the group
    • Making the group task larger and harder to track
    • Making each person's individual contribution identifiable

  9. In a tug-of-war study, each person pulls less hard in a team than alone. Which concept is shown?

    • Social loafing
    • Deindividuation
    • Obedience
    • Conformity

  10. A crowd member shouts abuse at a referee because they are wearing a hood and feel hidden. Which factor is involved?

    • Agency
    • Conformity
    • Social loafing
    • Deindividuation

  11. Which is an example of culture influencing collective behaviour?

    • Culture determines the height and build of the people in a crowd
    • Culture only affects individuals outside crowds and never inside them
    • All crowds show identical norms because they are all made up of humans
    • Crowds in one country show quiet queuing norms that differ from a crowd elsewhere

  12. A researcher wants to reduce antisocial crowd behaviour. Which approach fits the factors in the specification?

    • Increase the anonymity of people in the crowd by covering their faces
    • Make the event last as long as possible to keep the crowd occupied
    • Make individuals identifiable and encourage group norms of respect
    • Remove any identifiable leaders from the crowd before the event starts

  13. Which situation is most likely to produce deindividuation?

    • A large crowd at night where everyone wears identical masks
    • A team where each member's output is recorded
    • A small class where students are named each lesson
    • A single person working alone in a quiet room

  14. A group of people do less work on a shared project than on their own. Which factor is likely?

    • Deindividuation, since the group wears uniforms
    • Obedience, since the group leader gave an order
    • Authoritarian personality, since the group is strict
    • Social loafing, since individual effort is harder to see

  15. Evaluate the claim: 'Crowds always behave badly.'

    • This is correct, since crowds always reduce morality
    • This is correct, since crowd behaviour is always antisocial
    • This is an oversimplification
    • This is incorrect, because crowds never affect individuals

  16. Why do researchers study both social loafing and deindividuation in collective behaviour?

    • They only apply to laboratory tasks and controlled experiments in schools
    • They show different ways groups change individual effort or self-control, shaping collective outcomes
    • They prove crowds are always irrational and driven by emotion rather than thought
    • They are the same process described with two names, so one can replace the other

  17. Which two dispositional factors does the specification give for collective behaviour?

    • Personality and morality
    • Expertise and similarity
    • Obedience and authority
    • Group size and anonymity

  18. Why might a crowd's sense of anonymity increase antisocial acts?

    • Individuals feel more responsible and more watched, so restraints are stronger
    • Individuals become more cautious and self-aware
    • Individuals gain a stronger personal identity in the crowd
    • Individuals feel less responsible and less watched, so restraints are weakened

  19. Which of these describes social loafing in a school group project?

    • A student asks the teacher for extra guidance
    • All students give a presentation at the same time
    • Each student keeps a record of their own work for marking
    • One student does little work

  20. Which is a limitation of research on crowd behaviour in laboratories?

    • Laboratory studies cannot involve more than two people
    • Crowd behaviour cannot be observed in any setting at all
    • Crowds always behave the same way in a laboratory as in real life
    • Crowd behaviour is hard to recreate

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