Social Psychology

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The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in highly emotional group situations in which people feel anonymous.

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deindividuation

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Who conducted an experiment in conformity in which people were asked to judge the length of lines?

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Solomon Asch

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Which of the following is a sign of groupthink? Options: An illusion of vulnerability, An illusion of anonymity, Unbiased information seeking, Self-censorship

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Self-censorship

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“Mary earns high grades because she is a genius” is an example of a(n)

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dispositional attribution

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Prejudice is a(n) _____ while discrimination is a(n) _____.

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attitude; behavior

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Group polarization is the tendency for

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a group's opinion to strengthen after discussion with like-minded people.

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Chuck is a boss whose philosophy is that if you ask employees to do small jobs, then it is easier to get them to do the large jobs no one likes. It sounds like Chuck knows about

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the foot-in-the-door phenomenon

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When is a person less likely to conform? Options: when the group is unanimous, when the person feels incompetent, when the group will not see how the person responds, when the person admires the group

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when the group will not see how the person responds

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What is the difference between members of an in-group and an out-group?

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Members of the in-group identify with each other, but not with members of the out-group.

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Which of the following occurs when you agree to the request of another person even though you don’t think the request is right? Options: deindividuation, compliance, bystander effect, social loafing

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compliance