Chapter 13

Question 1

Social Psychology

Answer 1

Study of how we relate to others

Question 2

Conformity

Answer 2

Change in behaviour due to the influence or perceived influence of others

Question 3

Chameleon Effect

Answer 3

Non conscious imitation of other’s body language

Question 4

Server Experiment

Answer 4

Waiters who mimicked the eaters got more tips

Question 5

Social Norms

Answer 5

Unwritten rules on how to behave

Question 6

Social Loafing

Answer 6

Putting in less effort when working with others

Question 7

Groupthink

Answer 7

Stifling of diversity when individuals are in a group and must be in harmony

Question 8

normative influence

Answer 8

tendency to adopt group’s belief to feel accepted

Question 9

Informational influence

Answer 9

People feel the group is giving them useful info

Question 10

Bystander Effect

Answer 10

Presence of people reduces helping behaviour

Question 11

Diffusion of Responsibility

Answer 11

Decreased feeling of responsibility when in a group

Question 12

Pluralistic Ignorance

Answer 12

When the social norms acting on a situation overpower the beliefs of the individuals

Question 13

Social Roles

Answer 13

Expectations for how one in a social position should behave

Question 14

Explicit Processes

Answer 14

Conscious thought processes that occur slow

Question 15

Implicit Processes

Answer 15

Non conscious thought processes that occur fast

Question 16

Dual Process Models

Answer 16

Account for both implicit and explicit processes

Question 17

Person perception

Answer 17

Process by which we categorize others

Question 18

Thin slices of behaviour

Answer 18

Small samples of one’s behaviour