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Question 1

Attribution Theory-

Answer 1

tendency to give explanations for someone’s behavior, often by crediting situation or a person’s disposition

Question 2

Fundamental Attribution Theory

Answer 2

tendency to overestimate the impact of a person’s disposition and underestimate impact of situation

Question 3

Foot-in-the-Door phenom

Answer 3

tendency to apply w/ larger requests after responding to a smaller one

Question 4

Zimbardo

Answer 4

Stanford Prison experiment/lucifer effect-people take on role they feel proper for the situation

Question 5

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 5

theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two thoughts are inconsistent. i.e. awareness of when our attitudes and actions clash, and we change our attitudes to change the dissonance

Question 6

Milgram Experiment

Answer 6

people tend to obey authority figures i.e. 60% chose to administer lethal electric dose

Question 7

Social Facilitation

Answer 7

improved performance in presence of others; easy tasks get easier and harder tasks get harder

Question 8

Social loafing

Answer 8

in the presence of others, people tend to do less, partly because they believe others will do it

Question 9

Deindividuation

Answer 9

loss of self-awareness and self-restraint, typically in a sense of anonymity (mob setting)

Question 10

Group Polarization

Answer 10

if a group is like-minded, discussion strengthens prevailing opinions and attitudes

Question 11

Groupthink

Answer 11

a mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides realistic appraisal of alternatives

Question 12

Just-World Phenomenon

Answer 12

tendency of people to believe that the world is just and people get what they deserve and deserve what they get

Question 13

Social Traps

Answer 13

Situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interests, become caught in mutually destructive behavior

Question 14

In-Group

Answer 14

people whom one shares common identity

Question 15

Out-Group

Answer 15

those perceived as different than oneself

Question 16

Hindsight Bias

Answer 16

Tendency after an outcome to believe we would have predicted it or that it should have been obvious

Question 17

Prejudice

Answer 17

unjustifiable attitude towards a group and its members

Question 18

Mere exposure effect

Answer 18

the mere exposure to a stimulus will increase the liking of it

Question 19

Altruism

Answer 19

unselfish regard for the welfare of others

Question 20

Bystander effect

Answer 20

tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present

Question 21

Reciprocity Norms

Answer 21

the expectation that we should return help, not harm to those who have helped us

Question 22

Biological Psychology

Answer 22

explores links between brain and mind

Question 23

Cognitive approach

Answer 23

study how we perceive, think, and solve problems

Question 24

Humanistic approach

Answer 24

study that says that humans are basically good and possess free-will

Question 25

Behavioral approach

Answer 25

study that says all behavior is observable and measurable

Question 26

Psychoanalytic approach

Answer 26

study of the unconscious, includes childhood and aggression issues

Question 27

Sociocultural approach

Answer 27

study of how cultural and political experiences affect our life