Chapter 15

Question 1

What are beliefs that one develops to explain human behaviors & characteristics as well as situations

Answer 1

Attributions

Question 2

What is the tendency to over estimate the degree to which the characteristics of an individual are the cause of an event and to underestimate the involvement of situational factors?

Answer 2

Fundamental attributions error

Question 3

What is the tendency to believe the world is a far place and individuals generally get what they deserve?

Answer 3

Just world hypothesis

Question 4

what is the tendency to attribute successes to personal characteristics and failures to environmental factors?

Answer 4

Self-serving bias

Question 5

What is the tendency to overestimate the degree to which others think or act like we do?

Answer 5

False consenses effect

Question 6

What is the tendency to modify behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and opinions to match those of others?

Answer 6

Conformity

Question 7

What is Social psychology?

Answer 7

It’s the study of human cognition, emotion, & behavior in relation to others, including how people behave in social settings.

Question 8

What is the tendency to conform to the norms or standards of the Social environment; often occurs because people fee compelled to fit in and belong?

Answer 8

Following the crowd

Question 9

What and who’s experiment involved participants in this experiment in which were asked to look at the lines on 2 cards, announcing which of the comparison lines has closest in length to the standard line?

Answer 9

Asch’s conformity experiment

Question 10

What 4 conditions increase likelihood of conforming?

Answer 10

1. The group includes at least 3 other people who are unanimous.
2. You have to report your decision in front of others and give your reasons
3. The task seems difficult to you
4. You are u sure of your ability to perform the task.

Question 11

What 2 conditions decrease the likelihood of conforming?

Answer 11

1. At least 1 other person is going against the group with you.
2. group members come from individualist or “me centered” cultures, meaning they are less likely to conform than collectivist cultures.

Question 12

What is it called when we change behavior because we have been ordered to do so by an authority figure which is also Milgrams study?

Answer 12

Obedience