Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

AP Psych > Social Psychology > Flashcards

Social Psychology Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
AP® Psychology flashcards GRE® Psychology flashcards Psychology 101 flashcards
1
Q

Internal/Dispositional Attribution

A

Reason for behavior is based on a personality trait

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

External/Situational Attribution

A

Reason for behavior is based on environment or something outside of your control

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Fundamental attribution error

A

Our tendency to overestimate internal attributions for behavior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Actor-observer discrepancy

A

We have a tendency to give others internal attributions and ourself external attributions (Excuse)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Self-Serving Bias

A

When we’re successful we give ourselves internal attributions, while when we fail we use external attributions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Blaming the victim

A

Tendency to give internal attribution to others, it’s the fault of the person involved in the incident

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Self-effacing (Modesty Bias)

A

When you’re successful you give external attributions while when you fail you give internal attributions (being hard on yourself when you fail, but modest when you succeed)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Social facilitation

A

Often we do better or improve our performance when working with or being observed by a group

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Social inhibition

A

When we perform worse when working with or being observed by a group

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Social Loafing

A

When working with a group a person doesn’t try as hard because they know others will

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Group polarization

A

With a group of like minded individuals your opinions become more extreme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Group think

A

When we go along with a group even though we do not agree with them

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Social trap

A

When everyone does what’s best for themselves and it ends up hurting the group

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Normative social influence

A

Conform to something because you want to fit it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Informational social influence

A

Conform because you believe the group is right

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Norms

A

Unspoken social expectations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Culture

A

A belief you have that is influenced by your heritage as well as your family

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Ethnocentrism

A

Has to do with cultures, comparing someone and saying they are lesser or different due to their culture with often times differs with the accusers culture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Personal space

A

An invisible area surrounding you where you are supposed to be free of people and touches, although this is sometimes invaded

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Altruism

A

Doing good things because you believe they are right

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Diffusion of responsibility

A

With a group of people you assume someone else will step up and take responsibility

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Bystander effect

A

When we see something that is bad or wrong we don’t stop it

  • the more people that are around the less likely people are to help because they feel it isn’t their responsibility
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Central route persuasion

A

Get someone to change their mind using facts and information

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Peripheral route persuasion

A

Convincing someone to change their mind using celebrities, and or emotional stories

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Foot in the door technique

A

First maki png a small request and then gradually building up to larger requests

26
Q

Door in the face technique

A

First make a very large request you know they will say no to and then ask for something smaller making it seem more reasonable to the massive request

27
Q

Cognitive dissonance

A

When your actions don’t match your beliefs

28
Q

Prejudice

A

An attitude or opinion towards a group of people based on an overgeneralization or stereotype

29
Q

Discrimination

A

Discrimination is the act of putting prejudice (an attitude or behavior towards a group of people based on stereotypes or an overgeneralization) into actions

30
Q

Stereotype

A

A social norm that is labeled to a certain group giving them a definition although it does not apply to everyone

31
Q

Scapegoat

A

Something that is used to take the blame in order for an individual or a group to evade taking responsibility for something

32
Q

Aggression

A

Physical or verbal behavior intended to harm another person

33
Q

Deindividuation

A

When we’re with a large group we tend to feel anonymous and will therefore act differently than if we were alone

34
Q

Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis

A

The more you are unable to reach your goals the more aggressive you become

35
Q

In-group

A

A mentality where everyone in your group is special and unique

36
Q

Out-group

A

The mentality that everyone who is not in your “in-group” are all the same and don’t differ from each other in originality or personality at all

37
Q

Conflict

A

A situation in which a problem arises between a group of people or yourself

38
Q

Self-fulfilling prophecy

A

The idea that if you believe that you can or cannot do something in your mind that you are right

39
Q

Passionate love

A

Infatuated with someone

Want to always be around them

Based a lot on physical attraction

40
Q

Companionate love

A

A deep appreciation for someone because your lives are so intertwined

41
Q

Equity

A

Both investing equal amounts into a relationship

42
Q

Self-disclosure

A

You reveal important info about yourself to the other person

43
Q

Halo effect

A

Our tendency to assume positive characteristics in people we find attractive

44
Q

Proximity-Mere exposure effect

A

We often like or love someone simply because we’re around them a lot

45
Q

Similarity

A

Tend to like people we have something in common with

46
Q

Zambardo

A

Prison experiment

Studying how much we will immerse ourself in a role we are given

47
Q

Sherif

A

Camp experiment

  • competition and cooperation
  • a common enemy brings a group of people together
48
Q

Kitty Genovese

A

Bystander effect

Murdered when people were nearby and they knew but they didn’t help

49
Q

Asch

A

Conformity

Confederate sand the line to see if someone would conform to a group even though they knew it was wrong

50
Q

Miligram

A

Obedience to authority

Shock experiment

2/3 of people conformed

51
Q

Jane Elliot

A

Cognitive dissonance

With eye colors of the children and discrimination

52
Q

Festinger

A

Cognitive dissonance

Flipping the peg for $1 and then $20

People for $1 convinced better because they had to convince themselves that it was worth it

53
Q

Conformity

A

The tendency to act or think like members of a group

54
Q

Reciprocity norm / GRIT

A

The social norm that people will return favors to each other

Nice things for nice things

55
Q

Social exchange theory

A

People weigh the potential benefits and risks of social relationships

56
Q

Social responsibility norm

A

A societal rule that tells people they should help others who need help even if doing so is costly

57
Q

Role

A

A set of expectations about the ways in which people are supposed to behave in different situations

58
Q

Superordinate goals

A

Goals that require the cooperation of two or more people or groups to achieve, which usually results in rewards to both of the groups

59
Q

Mere Exposure Effect

A

A psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them

60
Q

Other-race effect

A

The tendency to easily recognize members of one’s own race

61
Q

Mirror-Image Perception

A

Reciprocal views of one another often held by parties in conflict; for example, each group may view itself as moral and peace-loving and the other as evil and aggressive

AP Psych (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions