Social Psych Test

Question 1

Social Psychology

Answer 1

The study of your mind and behavior with other people

Question 2

Attribution Theory

Answer 2

How we explain someone’s behavior by saying it is either the situation or their disposition

Question 3

Fundamental Attribution Error

Answer 3

we overestimate disposition and underestimate situation
ex. - assuming a coworker is late to work is simply lazy rather than thinking they got stuck in traffic

Question 4

Peripheral Route Persuasion

Answer 4

incidental cues (attractiveness of a speaker)

Question 5

Central Route Persuasion

Answer 5

interested people focus on the arguments

Question 6

Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon

Answer 6

tendency for people who first agreed to do a smaller task to comply with a larger one

Question 7

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 7

we bring our thoughts in line with our actions to avoid discomfort
ex. - you have been dating someone for 3 years and they get a promotion in a small town in Maine 5 hours away

Question 8

Conformity

Answer 8

made to feel insecure, admire group’s status, group is unanimous

Question 9

Solomon Asch

Answer 9

conformity