Lesson 1.1.6
1.1.6 Individual and developmental differences in obedience and prejudice Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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Which personality type is associated with higher levels of obedience to authority figures?
- Neurotic personality
- Introverted personality
- Authoritarian personality
- Internal locus
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People with an authoritarian personality are most likely to show higher levels of which attitude?
- Prejudice
- Altruism
- Rebellion
- Empathy
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What type of explanation focuses on internal personality characteristics to account for prejudice?
- Situational explanation
- Dispositional explanation
- Environmental explanation
- Cultural explanation
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What concept suggests obedience varies between individuals due to their internal psychological traits?
- Legitimacy of authority
- Agentic state
- Social influence
- Individual differences
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Personality explanations of prejudice are often criticised for ignoring which factor?
- Situational factors
- Biological factors
- Cognitive factors
- Genetic influences
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Which approach explains obedience by combining individual personality traits with environmental pressures?
- Behaviourist approach
- Situational approach
- Dispositional approach
- Interactionist approach
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Which research design investigates the relationship between personality score and obedience level?
- Case study
- Observational design
- Correlational design
- Experimental design
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A key limitation of dispositional explanations of obedience is that they ignore what?
- Internal locus
- Personality traits
- Situational pressures
- Individual differences
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What limitation reduces the validity of self-report questionnaires used to measure prejudice?
- Observer bias
- Social desirability bias
- Order effects
- High ecological validity
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In developmental psychology, gender and cultural influences on obedience are classified as what?
- Genetic traits
- Environmental effects
- Biological factors
- Internal dispositions
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According to developmental psychology, culture affects prejudice through which type of factor?
- Genetic mutations
- Innate dispositions
- Environmental effects
- Hormonal variations
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Differences in prejudice levels between societies provide evidence for which influence?
- Genetic determinism
- Environmental effects
- Biological maturation
- Individual personality
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Which factor explains individual differences in both obedience and prejudice?
- Gender
- Culture
- Personality
- Social status
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In explanations of obedience, which factor represents the nurture side of the debate?
- Genetics
- Authoritarian personality
- Culture
- Internal disposition
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Which type of factor accounts for individual variation in obedience within identical situations?
- Legitimate authority
- Proximity
- Agency
- Personality
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Explaining prejudice using an individual's authoritarianism score is an example of which explanation?
- Situational explanation
- Cultural explanation
- Social identity theory
- Dispositional explanation
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What do personality explanations of obedience primarily account for?
- Situational pressures
- Individual differences
- Cultural uniformity
- Universal behaviours
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Which self-report method allows efficient quantitative measurement of personality traits across large groups?
- Participant observation
- Unstructured interviews
- Case studies
- Questionnaires
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Developmental influences on prejudice are primarily attributed to which type of effect?
- Innate instincts
- Neurological factors
- Genetic traits
- Environmental effects
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Besides personality and situation, which major factor influences prejudice levels?
- Locus of control
- Authoritarianism
- Social status
- Culture
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