Social Psych

The text defines social psychology as the scientific study of how people ________ one another.

• understand, feel about, and behave toward
• think about, influence, and relate to
• observe, understand, and communicate with
• understand, predict, and control

What is the term for the tendency of observers to underestimate the influence of the situation and overestimate the influence of personal traits on a person's behavior?

• The bystander effect.

• The fundamental attribution error.

• Deindividuation.

• The mere exposure effect.

Feelings, often based on our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events are called what?

• Roles.

• Norms.

• Attitudes.

• Attributions.

Firstly agreeing to a small request tends to make it more likely that you will later agree to a larger request. This is known as the

• mere exposure effect.

• fundamental attribution error.

• chameleon effect.

• foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

Cognitive dissonance refers to the discomfort we feel when our thoughts and actions are

• implicit.

• conciliatory.

• inconsistent.

• reciprocated.

Conformity is best described as:

• Performing simple tasks more quickly in the presence of others.

• Adjusting our behavior or thinking toward a group standard.

• Neglecting critical thinking in order to preserve group harmony.

• Losing self-awareness in group situations that foster anonymity.

Following the instructions or orders of an authority figure.

• Obedience

• Conformity

• Mere Exposure Effect

• Central Route of Persuasion

Matching your attitudes and behaviors to a group standard.

• Obedience

• Conformity

• Altruism

• Lowball

Social loafing occurs when people are more likely to exert less effort on a task when working with others.

• True

• False

The tendency for people to do better on a task when in the presence of other people.

• Social facilitation

• Group think

• Door-in-the-face

• Attitude