chapter 14

Question 1

social psych

Answer 1

study of oh we think about, influence, and relate to one another

Question 2

social cognition

Answer 2

what we think influences how we interpret and interact with others

Question 3

attribution

Answer 3

a person’s explanation for their own behavior and the behavior of others

Question 4

situational cause

Answer 4

cause by external factors

Question 5

dispositional cause

Answer 5

internal factors

Question 6

fundamental attribution error

Answer 6

for other’s behavior, overestimate contribution of disposition underestimate contribution of situational

Question 7

reducin FAE

Answer 7

how many people are doing the same thing
what would you do
other causes that are not obvious

Question 8

affective compotonent

Answer 8

emotional aspect of attitudes

Question 9

behavioral component

Answer 9

actions of attitudes

Question 10

cognitive component

Answer 10

thoughts of attitudes

Question 11

foot in the door

Answer 11

tendency to agree to a large request if you have already agreed to a smaller one

Question 12

Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Simulation (1972)

Answer 12

prisoner or guard
abuse of power
called off after 6 days

Question 13

cognitive dissonance theory

Answer 13

we act to reduce discomfort when behavior and attitude do not match

Question 14

how to reduce cognitive dissonance

Answer 14

change behavior to match attitude
change attitude to match behavior
form new cognitions to justify behavior

Question 15

conformity

Answer 15

adjusting behavior/ thinking to match group standard

Question 16

chameleon effect

Answer 16

unconsciously mimicking others

Question 17

we are more likely to conform when

Answer 17

# of people increases
unanimous group
no prior commitments to a response
if others observe one's behavior
person feels incompetent or insecure

Question 18

normative social influence

Answer 18

gain approval/ avoid disapproval

Question 19

informational social influence

Answer 19

accept other’s opinions, group can provide important information

Question 20

obedience

Answer 20

changing behavior at command of authority

Question 21

obedience is highest when

Answer 21

legitimate authority
prestigious university
victim depersonalized
no role models for defiance

Question 22

why do we obey?

Answer 22

entrapment-
"you gotta do it"
foot in the door
allocate responsibility
routinization

Question 23

social facilitation

Answer 23

better performance on easy tasks

Question 24

social impairment

Answer 24

worse performance on difficult tasks

Question 25

social loafing

Answer 25

less effort exerted when in a group

Question 26

attraction

Answer 26

physical proximity
attractiveness
similarity

Question 27

mere exposure effect

Answer 27

the more you see something the more you like it

Question 28

altruism

Answer 28

unselfish regard for other’s welfare

Question 29

bystander effect

Answer 29

likelihood of helping decreases as number of bystanders increases

Question 30

diffusion of responsibility

Answer 30

personal responsibility goes down with increasing numbers

Question 31

we only help if

Answer 31

notice the incident
interpret it as an emergency
assume responsibility