Social Psych

Question 1

attribution theory

Answer 1

explaining someone’s situation by crediting either situation or person’s disposition

Question 2

fundamental attribution

Answer 2

tendency to underestimate impact of situation and overestimate impact of personal disposition

Question 3

defensive attribution

Answer 3

tendency to blame victims for own misfortunes

Question 4

peripheral route persuasion

Answer 4

people influenced by incidental cues like attractiveness

Question 5

central route persuasion

Answer 5

interested people focus on arguments and respond with favorable thoughts

Question 6

zimbardo prison study

Answer 6

assigned guard roles and they abused prisoners

Question 7

normative social influence

Answer 7

resulting from person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval

Question 8

informative social influence

Answer 8

resulting from one’s willingness to accept others’ opinions about reality

Question 9

asch study

Answer 9

conformity and line length test

Question 10

stanley milgram experiment

Answer 10

shock and words, obedience and authority

Question 11

social facilitation

Answer 11

improved performance in presence of others

Question 12

social loafing

Answer 12

tendency to exert less effort in group

Question 13

deindividuation

Answer 13

loss of self awareness in group setting

Question 14

group polarization

Answer 14

enhancement of groups prevailing inclinations through discussions

Question 15

groupthink

Answer 15

desire for harmony in group

Question 16

stereotype

Answer 16

overgeneralized BELIEF about group

Question 17

prejudice

Answer 17

unjustifiable negative ATTITUDE towards group and members

Question 18

discrimination

Answer 18

unjustifiable negative BEHAVIOR towards group

Question 19

implicit prejudice

Answer 19

unconscious group associations

Question 20

explicit prejudice

Answer 20

radar screen of awareness

Question 21

scapegoat theory

Answer 21

prejudice offers outlet for anger by providing someone to blame

Question 22

genetic aggression

Answer 22

inherited traits, y chromosome

Question 23

neural aggression

Answer 23

amygdala and frontal lobes

Question 24

biochemical aggression

Answer 24

testosterone and alcohol

Question 25

social script

Answer 25

culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations

Question 26

mere exposure effect

Answer 26

repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them

Question 27

altruism

Answer 27

unselfish regard for welfare of others

Question 28

reciprocity norm

Answer 28

expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who’ve helped them

Question 29

social trap

Answer 29

situation in which conflicting parties pursue in self interest vs group and usually caught in mutually destructive behavior

Question 30

mirror image perceptions

Answer 30

one side sees self as ethical and peaceful but views pother side as evil and aggressive

Question 31

4 C’s

Answer 31

contact, cooperation, communication, conciliation

Question 32

superordinate goals

Answer 32

shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation

Question 33

GRIT

Answer 33

graduated and reciprocated initiatives in tension-reduction, strategy designed to decrease international tensions