Lesson 4.3.2.3

4.3.2.3 Online and parasocial relationships Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3

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Lesson 4.3.2.3, Online and parasocial relationships: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA Psychology (7182), Unit 3: Issues and options in Psychology, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What effect does the absence of gating have on online relationship formation?

    • Formed more easily
    • Delayed significantly
    • Formed more slowly
    • Prevented entirely

  2. According to the hyperpersonal model, how does online self-disclosure compare to face-to-face contact?

    • Identical in depth
    • Faster and deeper
    • Less intimate
    • Slower and shallower

  3. What term describes deliberately misrepresenting identity or personal details in an online relationship?

    • Gating
    • Deception
    • Absorption
    • Self-disclosure

  4. What primary risk does discovering deception pose to an online relationship?

    • Reduced gating
    • Loss of trust
    • Stronger parasocial bond
    • Increased self-disclosure

  5. Which term describes an unreciprocated, one-sided relationship with a celebrity?

    • Reciprocal relationship
    • Hyperpersonal relationship
    • Dyadic relationship
    • Parasocial relationship

  6. Which level of parasocial relationship involves mild interest in a celebrity for gossip and socialising?

    • Intense-personal
    • Absorption-addiction
    • Borderline pathological
    • Entertainment-social

  7. Which level of parasocial relationship is characterised by intense feelings and obsessive thinking about the media figure?

    • The filter level
    • The attachment-free level
    • The entertainment-social level
    • The intense-personal level

  8. Which level of parasocial relationship involves uncontrollable fantasies and compulsive behaviour towards a celebrity?

    • Entertainment-social
    • Hyperpersonal
    • Borderline pathological
    • Intense-personal

  9. According to the absorption-addiction model, why do people develop parasocial relationships?

    • Personal deficits
    • High self-esteem
    • Secure attachment
    • Social fulfilment

  10. Which attachment style is most associated with forming intense parasocial relationships?

    • Disorganised
    • Secure
    • Insecure-resistant
    • Insecure-avoidant

  11. How can reduced gating in online relationships benefit shy or socially anxious people?

    • Increases physical attraction
    • Prevents deception
    • Reduces self-disclosure
    • Helps form relationships

  12. What is a major methodological limitation of research into parasocial relationships?

    • Relies on correlations
    • Lacks self-reports
    • Uses objective measures
    • High experimental control

  13. A fan discusses a celebrity with friends for entertainment. Which parasocial level is this?

    • Borderline pathological
    • Absorption-addiction
    • Intense-personal
    • Entertainment-social

  14. A fan spends hours each day thinking about a celebrity and feels distressed when the celebrity is absent from the media. Which level does this best fit?

    • The social-exchange level
    • The filter level
    • The intense-personal level
    • The entertainment-social level

  15. What factor in virtual relationships encourages higher levels of self-disclosure?

    • Gating
    • Proximity
    • Physical cues
    • Anonymity

  16. How are most parasocial relationships categorised in terms of psychological health?

    • Borderline pathological
    • Benign and harmless
    • Always harmful
    • Psychotic

  17. Which pair of features is characteristic of virtual relationships compared to face-to-face ones?

    • Greater cues, noise
    • Increased gating, proximity
    • Reduced disclosure, visibility
    • Reduced gating, anonymity

  18. Which model explains higher self-disclosure in virtual relationships due to anonymity?

    • Absorption-addiction model
    • Hyperpersonal model
    • Social exchange theory
    • Reduced cues theory

  19. In virtual relationships, what does a gate refer to?

    • A security password
    • An emotional boundary
    • A personality trait
    • A physical barrier

  20. Which attachment style is most strongly associated with forming parasocial relationships?

    • Secure
    • Insecure-resistant
    • Disorganised
    • Insecure-avoidant

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