Social Psychology Terms

Question 1

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 1

Unpleasant state of mind that arises when a person recognizes inconsistencies in their actions or beliefs

Question 2

Conformity

Answer 2

Tendency to do what others do simply because others are doing it

Question 3

Compliance

Answer 3

A change in someones behavior in response to a request by another person

Question 4

Attribution

Answer 4

Inference about the cause of someones behavior

Question 5

Self-Serving Bias

Answer 5

Accepting responsibility for positives but not for negatives

Question 6

Fundamental Attribution Errors

Answer 6

People seek out information that confirms their beliefs and ignores information that contradicts their beliefs

Question 7

Asch

Answer 7

Conducted experiments on conformity

Question 8

Obedience

Answer 8

Tendency to do what authority tells you to do

Question 9

Milgram’s Studies

Answer 9

Conducted studies on obedience - test subjects were told to deliver shock to people when told

Question 10

Prosocial Behavior (Altruism)

Answer 10

Behavior that benefits others without benefiting oneself

Question 11

Bystander Effect

Answer 11

Help is not offered to someone in need when others are present

Question 12

Love and Attraction

Answer 12

Romantic and Affectionate Love

Question 13

Factors Influencing Attraction

Answer 13

situational: attraction based on availability
physical: beauty, attraction to physical features
psychological: attraction to personality, intelligence, etc.

Question 14

Social Facilitation

Answer 14

Improved performance on simple learned tasks and worse on difficult tasks while in the presence of others

Question 15

Group Proccesses

Answer 15

thinking as one group

Question 16

Stereotypes/Prejudice

Answer 16

Inferences on people based on their knowledge of a category. An attitude towards a group