Extra Flashcards/Questions (Modules 74-80)
What can be described as the tendency to view the world through the lens of one’s own culture?
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ethnocentrism
The scenario is an example of what term?
Martin distrusts a certain religion because it is uncommon in the country where he lives.
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ethnocentrism
In certain situations, the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that one of them will help someone in trouble. This result is explained by…?
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diffusion of responsibility
Marc performs poorly on a psychology exam and explains his failure by saying, “That test was so hard no one could pass it.” This explanation illustrates…?
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self-serving bias
Why was Zimbardo’s prison experiment unethical?
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- did not let people leave
- deceived participants - didn’t tell everyone what the experiment was
Why was Milgram’s shocking experiment unethical?
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- did not let people leave, made participants keep delivering the shocks
What are the two different types of conformity?
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- informational social influence
- normative social influence
What type of conformity is based on the idea that we conform to what others are doing because of the possibility that they might have better information?
(more informational, wanting to be right)
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informational social influence
What type of conformity is based in the idea that we conform to what others are doing to fit in because they might have higher status in a situation?
(more emotional, want to fit in, be part of the group)
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normative social influence
Solomon Asch’s line experiment/s along with Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment, looked at what?
What were they researching/focused on in their experiments?
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conformity
