Social Psych

Question 1

Attribution Theory

Answer 1

Trying to understand someone behavior by attributing beliefs and intentions to them

Question 2

Fundamental Attribution error

Answer 2

Other behavior is internal characteristics while our actions are because of the situation.

Question 3

Self-serving bias

Answer 3

Taking credit for success while failures are because of situations.

Question 4

Foot- in- the - door

Answer 4

Start with a small request and work toward a big one.

Question 5

Door- in-the-face

Answer 5

Start with a big request and then ask one for a smaller.

Question 6

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 6

Gap between action and attitude usually ends with a change in beliefs/attitutde.

Question 7

Central route to persuasion

Answer 7

Focus on the actual argument and content

Question 8

Peripheral route to persuasion

Answer 8

Focuses on something other than the content, looks of the person.

Question 9

Social Norms

Answer 9

The normal way to act

Question 10

Role- playing

Answer 10

Start playing a role and then you start actually acting like the role.

Question 11

Stanford Prison Experiment

Answer 11

Role playing.
- Guards and prisioners
only lasted for a few days

Question 12

Conformity

Answer 12

Going allow with the crowed even if they are wrong

Question 13

Solomon Asch’s line test

Answer 13

Conformity.
- 2 posers (Say wrong answer when instructed)
- 1 person trying to find the longest line.

Question 14

Normative social influance

Answer 14

Behavior that gains social acceptance

Question 15

Informative social influence

Answer 15

Behavior that is correct.

Question 16

Obedience

Answer 16

Following orders

Question 17

Stanley Milgram’s’ study of obedience

Answer 17

Obedience
Shock experiment
How far would you go?

Question 18

Passionate love

Answer 18

Sexual attraction is most important

Question 19

Companionate love

Answer 19

Affection and intimacy is more important

Question 20

Sterotype

Answer 20

Over generalized statements
Thoughts

Question 21

Prejudice

Answer 21

Negative attitude towards a group.
Emotions

Question 22

Discrimination

Answer 22

Acting on prejudice.
Actions

Question 23

Scapegoat theory

Answer 23

Always looking for the other group to take the blame.

Question 24

Just-world phenomenon

Answer 24

Because the world is just when bad things happen those people did something to deserve it.

Question 25

Frustration Aggression hypothesis

Answer 25

Frustration leads to aggression.

Question 26

Altruism

Answer 26

Unselfish concern for others.

Question 27

reciprocity norm

Answer 27

Social norm where people give bake what they get.

Question 28

Bystander effect

Answer 28

When there is more people in a crowd and an event happens where you don’t understand what is happening you are less likely to help.

Question 29

Diffusion of responsibility

Answer 29

In a large group if something happens it is not just on you to do something.

Question 30

Attraction

Answer 30

Action of evoking pleasure.

Question 31

Mere exposure effect

Answer 31

The more you are around a person the more you will like them

Question 32

Social facilitation

Answer 32

Positive friendly audience = positive influence

Question 33

Social loafing

Answer 33

In a group 1 person does less work leaving the others to do more.

Question 34

Groupthink

Answer 34

Try to reach a harmony instead of being realistic

Question 35

Deindividuation

Answer 35

In a group you become lost.

Question 36

Group polarization

Answer 36

When people with similar ideas get togther and come out with their ideas confirmed.

Question 37

In group bias

Answer 37

More likely to include and like people in your group.

Question 38

Out group homogeneity effect

Answer 38

Everyone in the out group is the same. Not individual people.

Question 39

Muzafer sheriff Robbers cave experiment

Answer 39

2 groups of boys
- putted against each other in competative tasks
- lead to pranks getting out of hand
- forced to work together
- Competitiveness ended.