Psychology: Social

Question 1

Study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another
- intergroup relations
- attitude about others
- social influence
- relationships

Answer 1

Social psychology

Question 2

Failure to act due to presence of others

Answer 2

Bystander effect

Question 3

More people= less responsibility

Answer 3

Diffusion of responsibility

Question 4

When less likely to be identified; behavior changes
- mobs, riots

Answer 4

Deindividuation

Question 5

Change in behavior or attitude due to a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of others

Answer 5

Conformity

Question 6

Behavior that occurs in response to direct social pressure
- peer pressure

Answer 6

Compliance

Question 7

Change in behavior in response to a direct order

Answer 7

Obedience

Question 8

How many people would commit harm if ordered to by an authority figure?

Answer 8

Experts and students predicted 1 in 1,00 (approx. 65%)

Question 9

Evaluation of a particular person, behavior, belief, or concept

Answer 9

Attitude

Question 10

How you feel about something

Answer 10

Affect

Question 11

Ones predisposition to behave in a certain way

Answer 11

Behavior

Question 12

What you know or believe

Answer 12

Cognition

Question 13

Inconsistency between belief and behavior can cause psychological discomfort

Answer 13

Cognitive dissonance

Question 14

We develop attitudes based on observations of our behavior

Answer 14

Self perception theory

Question 15

How we decide the causes of our own and others behavior

Answer 15

Attribution theory

Question 16

Behavior caused by something in the environment

Answer 16

Situational (external)

Question 17

Behavior caused by a trait of the individual

Answer 17

Dispositional (internal)

Question 18

Take credit for success; deny responsibility for failure

Answer 18

Self- serving bias

Question 19

Self fulfilling fear of being judged based on negative stereotype of group

Answer 19

Stereotype threat

Question 20

Attributed characteristics based on group affiliation

Answer 20

Stereotype

Question 21

Allows for quick decisions about individuals- allows for categorization

Answer 21

Cognitive economy

Question 22

Prejudgement of a group and its individual members

Answer 22

Prejudice

Question 23

Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members

Answer 23

Discrimination