AP Psych: Unit 4A (Social Psych)

A social trap is a situation in which...

• people lose self-awareness in group situations that foster anonymity

• there are insufficient resources to satisfy the needs of group members

• the pursuit of self-interest leads to collective harm

• altruistic behavior violates a social norm

At a large rock concert, Carmen lost her inhibitions and acted more wildly than she ever has before. This is likely due to...

• Deindividuation

• Bystander Effect

• Social Facilitation

• Mere Exposure Effect

Ethnocentrism is described in which scenario?

• Barb is especially anxious when she is around someone from another country.

• Christine refuses to hire workers at her stationary shop she thinks are sexist.

• Mark distrusts a certain religion because it is uncommon in the country where he lives.

• Shane shops only at Black-owned businesses because he believes Black people have been historically oppressed.

Tyler insists that his girlfriend's car accident was a result of her bad driving not the snowy conditions.  This illustrates...

• Groupthink
• Situational Attribution Error
• Fundamental Attribution Error
• Dispositional Attribution Error

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

• norms; information

• dispositions; situations

• situations; dispositions

• information; norms

Which of the following is the best example of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon?

• Bree participates in class because the teacher gives her praise.

• Angie is sleeping while everyone else in her group is working on a project.

• Seth asks his dad for $5, and when he agrees, Seth asks for $15 more

• Jahar feels pressure to go bowling with his friends even though he'd rather go to the movies

Groupthink can be prevented by a leader who...

• is directive and makes his or own position clear from the start
• invites outside experts to critique a group's plans
• tries to maintain high morale among group members
• makes sure all conflicts are resolved through agreement

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

• deindividuation

• bystander effect

• social loafing

• foot-in-the-door phenomenon

Kari felt obligated to purchase a Coke after using the McDonald's bathrooms. This is an example of...

• social facilitation

• social reciprocity norm

• bystander effect

• just-world phenomenon

Lance is a 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