AP Psych - Unit 6 - Social Psych

The Fundamental Attribution Error refers to our tendency to overestimate______ and underestimate _________.

• normative influences; informational influences
• personal dispositions; situational influences
• situational influences; personal dispositions
• informational influences; normative influences

We are more likely to comply with a larger request because we've already agreed to a smaller one?

• Bystander Effect
• Attribution Theory
• Foot-in-the-Door Phenonomon
• Groupthink

At a large rock concert, Carmen lost her inhibitions and acted in a way not consistent with her personality.  What best explains this?

• Deindividuation
• Bystander Effect
• Social Facilitation
• Mere Exposure Effect

A business leader who welcomes a variety of opinions from her employees and invites expert critique of protocols would most limit what from developing in the company?

• Cognitive Dissonance
• Social Inhibition
• Social Loafing
• Groupthink

The tendency of people to exert less individual effort when they are pooling their efforts towards a common goal.

• deindividuation
• bystander effect
• social loafing
• foot-in-the-door phenomenon

Kari had to go to the bathroom, but the only public restroom was in McDonald's; therefore, she felt obligated to purchase a Coke after using the McDonald's bathrooms.  This is an example of...

• social facilitation
• reciprocity norm
• bystander effect
• just-world phenomenon

What type of advertising strategy (persuasion) is used in the image?

• Central Route Persuasion
• Peripheral Route Persuasion
• Normative Persuasion
• Subliminal Persuasion

Lance is in cross country runner.  He tends to run faster when he is running with someone than when he is running alone.  This is an example of...

• social facilitation
• bystander effect
• foot-in-the-door phenomenon
• mere exposure effect

Kelvin witnesses a bad car accident on his way to school.  He doesn't stop and help because there are more people in the area who can help.  This is an example of...

• social inhibition
• social facilitation
• fundamental attribution error
• bystander effect

Two neighborhoods were frequently at odds with each other until a tornado struck the area and they had to work together to clean up and rebuild.  This is an example of...

• mere exposure effect
• groupthink
• superordinate goals
• deindividuation