Social Psychology Unit 15=4

Question 1

Social Psychology

Answer 1

the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

Question 2

Social Influence

Answer 2

A person’s behavior being affected by other people

Question 3

Social Cognition

Answer 3

how people think about other people,

Question 4

Social interaction

Answer 4

people relating to each other

Question 5

Attribution Theory

Answer 5

the theory that we explain someone’s behavior by crediting either the situation or the person’s disposition

Question 6

Dispositional Attributions

Answer 6

Internal characteristics

Question 7

Situational Attributions

Answer 7

Environmental factors

Question 8

Fundamental Attribution Error

Answer 8

Underestimate situational factors, overestimate personal factors

Question 9

Self Serving Bias

Answer 9

Attribute positive outcomes to personal factors, negative to external

Question 10

Actor Observing Bias

Answer 10

when something bad happens, we blame external forces

Question 11

Attitude

Answer 11

our evaluation of a person, idea, object

Question 12

Central Route Persuasion

Answer 12

influenced by the strengths and weaknesses of an argument, more affective

Question 13

Peripheral Route of Persuasion

Answer 13

superficial cues, make choices because you relate to them

Question 14

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

Answer 14

if you can get people to agree to a small request, they will become more likely to agree to a follow-up request that is larger

Question 15

cognitive dissonance

Answer 15

when a person’s behavior doesn’t line up with their attitude

Question 16

Social Influence

Answer 16

the ways people are affected by the real or imagined pressures of others

Question 17

Chameleon Affect

Answer 17

unconsciously mimicking others expressions, postures, and voice tones to help us feel what they are feeling

Question 18

Conformity

Answer 18

matching attitudes, beliefs, to group norms

Question 19

Muzafer Sherif

Answer 19

studied how norms develop in small groups

Question 20

Solomon asch

Answer 20

studied how quickly someone can conform their beliefs to others

Question 21

Informational Influence

Answer 21

produces conformity when a person believes others are correct

Question 22

Stanley Milgram

Answer 22

A study on obedience to authority

Question 23

Stereotype

Answer 23

overgeneralized mental schemas

Question 24

Prejudice

Answer 24

unjustified negative attitude

Question 25

Discrimination

Answer 25

Unjustfied negative behavior

Question 26

Racism

Answer 26

Categorization of a person or group based on race or ethnicity

Question 27

self fulfilling prophecy

Answer 27

xpectation held by a person that alters their behavior to make the assumption true

Question 28

group

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a set of indivuduals who interact overtime and have shared fate and goals

Question 29

Social Facilitation

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the presence of others enhances perfomance on easy task, impairs performance on difficult tasks

Question 30

social loafing

Answer 30

endency for people to put forth less effort when they are part of a group

Question 31

Deindividualization

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the loss of a person's sense of individuality

Question 32

Group Polarization

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the exaggeration of initial tendencies in the thinking of group members through group discussion

Question 33

Groupthink

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a group decision-making style characterized by an excessive tendency among group members to seek concurrence

Question 34

Scapegoat theory

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members of a group in power hold members of a lesser standing liable (gordon allport)

Question 35

In Groups

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groups we identify with or see ourselves belonging to ethnocentrism when you use your culture as the standard by which to judge other cultures

Question 36

Out groups

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social groups that a person does not identify with

Question 37

out-group homogeneity

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the tendency to see all members of an out-group as the same

Question 38

Contact hypothesis

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bringing members of different groups together will reduce prejudice

Question 39

Muzafer Sherif

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Boy scout experiment- created conflict and then used superordinate goals to override it

Question 40

subordinate goals

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shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation

Question 41

other-race effect

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the tendency to recall faces of one's own race more accurately than faces of other races

Question 42

aggression

Answer 42

physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone

Question 43

hostile aggression

Answer 43

strong emotions and unplanned