Zoology MCQs

Which of the following is an example of nonverbal communication?
a) Speaking
b) Texting
c) Smiling
d) Emailing
Answer: c) Smiling

What term describes the process of adapting one’s behavior to match the norms of a particular social group?
a) Conformity
b) Obedience
c) Compliance
d) Altruism
Answer: a) Conformity

What is the tendency to attribute one’s own actions to external factors and others’ actions to internal factors called?
a) Self-serving bias
b) Fundamental attribution error
c) Social loafing
d) Cognitive dissonance
Answer: b) Fundamental attribution error

Which theory suggests that people are motivated to maintain consistency between their attitudes and behaviors?
a) Cognitive dissonance theory
b) Self-perception theory
c) Social exchange theory
d) Social learning theory
Answer: a) Cognitive dissonance theory

What term describes the tendency to favor one’s own group over other groups?
a) Stereotyping
b) Prejudice
c) Discrimination
d) In-group bias
Answer: d) In-group bias

Which of the following is an example of prosocial behavior?
a) Bullying
b) Sharing
c) Gossiping
d) Excluding others
Answer: b) Sharing

What term describes the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort in a group compared to when they are working alone?
a) Social facilitation
b) Group polarization
c) Social loafing
d) Deindividuation
Answer: c) Social loafing

Which theory suggests that aggression is learned through observing and imitating others?
a) Frustration-aggression theory
b) Social learning theory
c) Evolutionary theory of aggression
d) Cognitive dissonance theory
Answer: b) Social learning theory

What term describes a change in behavior or beliefs as a result of direct social pressure?
a) Compliance
b) Conformity
c) Obedience
d) Altruism
Answer: c) Obedience

What is the term for a negative attitude or feeling toward a particular group based on stereotypes?
a) Conformity
b) Obedience
c) Prejudice
d) Altruism
Answer: c) Prejudice

What term describes the tendency to conform to a group’s decision, even if it goes against one’s own beliefs?
a) Groupthink
b) Obedience
c) Altruism
d) Conformity
Answer: d) Conformity

Which theory proposes that individuals compare their abilities and opinions to others in order to gain an accurate assessment of themselves?
a) Social facilitation theory
b) Social comparison theory
c) Social identity theory
d) Cognitive dissonance theory
Answer: b) Social comparison theory

What term describes the process of adjusting one’s behavior in response to a direct request from another person or group?
a) Conformity
b) Obedience
c) Compliance
d) Altruism
Answer: c) Compliance

Which of the following is an example of a situational factor that can influence obedience to authority?
a) Personality traits
b) Cultural norms
c) Social roles
d) Cognitive dissonance
Answer: c) Social roles

What is the term for the discomfort or tension that arises from holding conflicting attitudes or beliefs?
a) Cognitive dissonance
b) Self-perception
c) Fundamental attribution error
d) Stereotyping
Answer: a) Cognitive dissonance

Which theory suggests that individuals are motivated to help others in order to reduce their own distress or discomfort?
a) Empathy-altruism theory
b) Social exchange theory
c) Reciprocity theory
d) Frustration-aggression theory
Answer: a) Empathy-altruism theory

What term describes the phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to make more extreme decisions or hold more extreme views than they would individually?
a) Group polarization
b) Social facilitation
c) Social loafing
d) Deindividuation
Answer: a) Group polarization

Which of the following is an example of implicit bias?
a) Conscious discrimination
b) Stereotyping
c) Unconscious automatic associations
d) Prejudice
Answer: c) Unconscious automatic associations

What term describes the tendency to believe that individuals get what they deserve in life, often leading to a blame-the-victim mentality?
a) Just-world hypothesis
b) Stereotype threat
c) Attribution theory
d) Social loafing
Answer: a) Just-world hypothesis

Which theory suggests that individuals are more likely to help others who are genetically related to them in order to increase the chances of their own genes being passed on?
a) Kin selection theory
b) Social learning theory
c) Cognitive dissonance theory
d) Reciprocity theory
Answer: a) Kin selection theory

What is the term for a set of expectations about how people in a particular role should behave?
a) Stereotype
b) Norm
c) Prejudice
d) Attribution
Answer: b) Norm

Which theory proposes that individuals are more likely to help others when they perceive the costs of helping as outweighed by the benefits?
a) Social identity theory
b) Social exchange theory
c) Reciprocity theory
d) Altruism theory
Answer: b) Social exchange theory

What term describes the tendency to attribute one’s own success to internal factors and failures to external factors?
a) Self-serving bias
b) Fundamental attribution error
c) In-group bias
d) Stereotyping
Answer: a) Self-serving bias

Which of the following is an example of a non-normative behavior?
a) Following traffic rules
b) Sharing personal space
c) Engaging in deviant acts
d) Observing social norms
Answer: c) Engaging in deviant acts

What is the term for the process of influencing attitudes or behaviors in a deliberate and systematic manner?
a) Obedience
b) Persuasion
c) Conformity
d) Compliance
Answer: b) Persuasion

Which theory suggests that aggression is an innate and instinctive behavior that serves as an adaptive function?
a) Frustration-aggression theory
b) Social learning theory
c) Cognitive dissonance theory
d) Evolutionary theory of aggression
Answer: d) Evolutionary theory of aggression

What term describes the tendency to underestimate the influence of situational factors and overestimate the role of personal characteristics when explaining others’ behavior?
a) Self-perception
b) Stereotyping
c) Attribution
d) Prejudice
Answer: c) Attribution

Which of the following is an example of deindividuation?
a) Conforming to a group’s decision
b) Acting aggressively due to frustration
c) Feeling empathy towards others
d) Engaging in impulsive behaviors in a crowd
Answer: d) Engaging in impulsive behaviors in a crowd

What term describes the process of adjusting one’s beliefs or attitudes to align with a particular social group?
a) Assimilation
b) Acculturation
c) Socialization
d) Identification
Answer: d) Identification

Which theory proposes that people’s attitudes and behaviors are shaped by observing and imitating others?
a) Cognitive dissonance theory
b) Social learning theory
c) Self-perception theory
d) Elaboration likelihood model
Answer: b) Social learning theory