Socialization and Social Interaction MCQs

Socialization and Social Interaction MCQs

Try to answer these 20 Socialization and Social Interaction MCQs and check your understanding of the Socialization and Social Interaction subject. Scroll down and let's begin!

1: Adoption of the behaviors or standards of a group one emulates or hopes to join is called Anticipatory socialization.

A.   True

B.   False

2: A psychological perspective that emphasizes the effect of rewards and punishments on human behavior is called _____.

A.   Behaviorism

B.   Mentalism

C.   Cognitivism

D.   Functionalism

3: The theory, developed by Jean Piaget, that an individual’s ability to make logical decisions increases as the person grows older is called Cognitive development.

A.   True

B.   False

4: The study of how participants in social interaction recognize and produce coherent conversation is called _____ analysis.

A.   Conversation

B.   Cognition

C.   Recognition

D.   Behaviorism

5: Developed by Erving Goffman, the study of social interaction as if it were governed by the practices of theatrical performance is called Dramaturgical approach.

A.   True

B.   False

6: According to Sigmund Freud, the part of the mind that is the “self,” the core of what is regarded as a person’s unique personality is called ____.

A.   I

B.   Me

C.   Id

D.   Ego

7: Experiencing the world as if it were centered entirely on oneself is called _____.

A.   Egocentric

B.   Sociocentric

C.   Allocentric

D.   Ethnocentric

8: A sociological method used to study the body of common-sense knowledge and procedures by which ordinary members of a society make sense of their social circumstances and interaction is called _____

A.   Ethnomethodology

B.   Phenomenology

C.   Functionalism

D.   Ethnography

9: The abstract sense of society’s norms and values by which people evaluate themselves is called _____ other.

A.   Generalized

B.   Formalized

C.   Terrorized

D.   Regulized

10: The classroom socialization into the norms, values, and roles of a society that schools provide along with the “official” curriculum is called _____ curriculum.

A.   Hidden

B.   Open

C.   Exposed

D.   Illegal

11: According to George Herbert Mead, the part of the self that creatively responds to a social situation is called ____.

A.   I

B.   Me

C.   Id

D.   Ego

12: According to Sigmund Freud, the part of the mind that is the repository of basic biological drives and needs is called ____.

A.   Me

B.   Id

C.   I

D.   Ego

13: The concept developed by Charles Horton Cooley that our self-image results from how we interpret other people’s views of us is called _____ self

A.   Presentation

B.   Looking glass

C.   Me

D.   None

14: According to George Herbert Mead, the part of the self through which we see ourselves as others see us is called ____.

A.   Me

B.   You

C.   They

D.   We

15: The creation of impressions in the minds of others to define and control social situations is called Presentation of self.

A.   True

B.   False

16: Small groups characterized by intense emotional ties, face-to-face interaction, intimacy, and a strong, enduring sense of commitment are called _____ groups.

A.   Primary

B.   Secondary

C.   Tertiary

D.   None

17: A psychological perspective that emphasizes the complex reasoning processes of the conscious and unconscious mind is called _____.

A.   Psychoanalysis

B.   Psychodynamic

C.   Cbt

D.   Humanistic

18: A perspective that emphasizes the way people adapt their behavior in response to social rewards and punishments is called Social learning.

A.   True

B.   False

19: Groups that provide standards for judging our attitudes or behaviors are called ____ groups.

A.   Reference

B.   Peer

C.   Membership

D.   Control

20: The process of altering an individual’s behavior through control of his or her environment, for example, within a total institution is called Resocialization.

A.   True

B.   False

21: The ability to take the roles of others in interaction is called Role-taking.

A.   True

B.   False

22: According to ______, the specific people who are important in children’s lives and whose views have the greatest impact on the children’s self-evaluations are called Significant others.

A.   George Herbert Mead

B.   Charles hortor coley

C.   Hurbert blumer

D.   Erving goffman

23: According to_____, the part of the mind that consists of the values and norms of society insofar as they are internalized, or taken in, by the individual is called Superego.

A.   Sigmund freud

B.   Carl jung

C.   Erik erikson

D.   Mother teresa

24: Institutions that isolate individuals from the rest of society to achieve administrative control over most aspects of their lives are called Total instituions.

A.   True

B.   False

25: Secondary groups are Groups that are impersonal and characterized by functional or fleeting relationships.

A.   True

B.   False