Class 12 Psychology Chapter 7 - Social Influence and Group Processes MCQs

Class 12 Psychology Chapter 7 – Social Influence and Group Processes MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2025

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1. What is the correct sequence of the stages of group formation?

a.Storming, norming, performing, and forming

b.Forming, storming, norming and performing

c.Performing, norming, storming, and forming

d.Norming, storming, forming, and performing

2. _____refers to reciprocal communications so as to reach an agreement in situations in which there is a conflict.

a.Negotiations

b.None

c.Altering perceptions

d.Superordinate goals

3. Crowd means ___

a.Collection of people who have assembled for a special purpose, may be to watch a cricket match or a movie.

b.Both a and b

c.None

d.Collection of people who may be present at a place/situation by chance

4. One’s own group is known as ___

a.Group polarization

b.Outgroup

c.In-group

d.Large group

5. Group works together to achieve shared goals is called ___

a.Unity

b.Team work

c.All of the above

d.Cooperation

6. The term ____________ refers to those processes by which our perspectives and ways of behaving are affected by the genuine or envisioned presence of others.

a.None

b.Social loafing

c.Social influence

d.Group think

7. Repeated interactions with the same set of individuals gives us a chance to know them, and their interests and attitudes____

a.Proximity

b.None

c.Similarity

d.Common motives and goals

8. _____ is an assortment of individuals who have gathered for a specific reason, might be to watch a cricket match or a film.

a.Mod

b.Audience

c.Team

d.None

9. _____refers to behaving in a particular way in response to a request made by someone.

a.Storming

b.Obedience

c.Conformity

d.Compliance

10. Extreme cohesiveness in groups is :

a.None

b.Groupthink

c.Both a and b

d.Group polarization

11. Which of the following is an example of a group?

a.Class

b.Family

c.Playgroup

d.All of the above

12. Which of the following is the Determinant of Conformity?

a.None

b.Both a and b

c.Nature of the task

d.Social influence

13. A group gets stronger as a result of discussions in the group. This strengthening of the group’s initial position as a result of group interaction and discussion is referred to as _____

a.None

b.cohesiveness

c.Grooup think

d.Group polorization

14. Membership of a party club is an example of :

a.Large group

b.Outgroup

c.Secondary group

d.Primary group

15. Conformity means _____

a.None

b.When groups work together to achieve shared goals

c.People feel obliged to return wha they get

d.Behaving according to the group norm

16. The person starts by making a little solicitation that the other individual isn't probably going to decline. This is the ____ technique of compliance

a.The foot-in-the-door technique

b.None of these

c.The deadline techinque

d.The door-in-the-face technique

17. Resturant employees fail to put in an equal amount of effort. This is an example of___

a.Social Faciliation

b.Group think

c.Social loafing

d.Group polarization

18. _____ means individuals feel obliged to return what they get.

a.Reward structure

b.None