UNIT 1 AOS1 test

Question 1

Cognitive dissonance

Answer 1

The feeling of DISCOMFT felt when a person acts in a way that is INCONSISENT with their attitude.

Question 2

Prejudice

Answer 2

Is holding a NEGETIVE attitude towards the members of a group based SOLELY on their membership of the group.

Question 3

Internal VS external attributions.

Answer 3

Internal attributions are explaining behaviours in terms of CHARACTERISTICS of the person involved. eg. effort, personality

External attributions are explaining behaviours in terms of the FACTORS of the SITUATION . eg. environment, task.

Question 4

Attributions

Answer 4

Is the PROCESS by which people EXPLAIN the causes of their and other people’s BEHAVIOURS.

Question 5

Obedience

Answer 5

Occurs when we FOLLOW a commands of someone with AUTHORITY, or laws and rules of our society.

Question 6

Stereotyping

Answer 6

Is the PROCESS of GROUPING people into CATORGORIES based on what we know.

Question 7

The difference between and group and a collective

Answer 7

Group is any COLLECTION of two or more people who INTERACT with and INFLUENCE one another and who share a common GOAL.

Question 8

Discrimination

Answer 8

Discrimination is the BEHAVIOUR that arises from the ATTITUDE of prejudice.

Question 9

Groupthink

Answer 9

Occurs when people’s DESIRE to stay LOYAL to the group becomes more important than making the best DESCIONS.

Question 10

Personal perception

Answer 10

Are the MENTAL processes we use to FORM impressions and draw CONCLUSIONS about personal CHARACTERISTICS of other people.

Question 11

Stigma

Answer 11

A NEGATIVE label associated with REJECTION by other who are not labelled in that way.

Question 12

Heuristics

Answer 12

Are a mental SHORTCUT to help make quick and efficient DECISIONS.

Question 13

Difference between conformity and obedience

Answer 13

Obedience occurs when we FOLLOW a command of someone with AUTHORITY, rules or laws.
Whereas conformity involves CHANGING one’s BEHAVIOUR to match the actions of OTHERS.

Question 14

Legitimate power

Answer 14

When an individual STATUS/position in a group, organisation or society that gives them the AUTHORITY to use power over those with a LOWER status.

Question 15

Deindividuation

Answer 15

Is when a person’s IDENTITY within a group OVERRIDES their own identity and self-awareness.

Question 16

Availability heuristic

Answer 16

a mental SHORTCUT in which we use the INFO that we FIRST think of to make a decision.

Question 17

Superordinate goal

Answer 17

are goals that are worth completing but requires two or more social groups to achieve.

Question 18

Anti-conformity

Answer 18

Anti-conformityis the deliberate refusal to comply with accepted standards in a society.