Social Psych Practice

The scientific study of how we think about, interact with, and relate to eachother

• Psychology

• Social Psychology

• External Attribution

• Fundamental Attribution Error

You are really nervous about starting your new job, and think you're going to do very poorly at it. When you get to work, you act shy and can't focus on what the trainee is telling you. You're first day ends up not going very well because of this. This is:

• Actor-observer Bias

• Just world hypothesis

• False consensus effect

• Self-fulfilling prophecy

You do poorly on your drivers test, and say it's because your instructor wasn't very good. You are using:

• Schemas

• External Attribution

• Internal Attribution

• Just world hypothesis

Assuming that all people with a high IQ are very socially awkward is an example of a:

• Attribution

• Stereotype

• Self-serving Bias

• Social Psych

When we judge others, we tend to over overestimate internal factors (influencing their behavior) and underestimate external factors.

• Internal Attribution

• Self-Serving Bias

• False Consensus Effect

• Fundamental Attribution Error

I have an interview with a new company. If I do well in the interview and get the job, it's because I'm qualified and a strong candidate. If I don't get the job, it's likely because they were hiring someone they already new. This is an example of:

• Self-serving Bias

• Social Schemas

• Self-fulfilling Prophecy

• Just world Hypothesis

"Everyone hates that place!'- This is an example of:

• Stereotype

• False Consensus Effect

• Actor-observer Bias

• Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A student at your school wears the same sweatshirt every day, and often gets bulled for it. You say "well, if he doesn't want to get bullied, he should change his clothes!"- This is an example of:

• Actor-observer Bias

• Stereotype

• Just World Hypothesis

• False Consensus Effect

Student A is rude to Student B in class. After asking Student A why, she says it's because her teacher made her made last hour by giving a pop quiz (external factor). However, the following day Student B is rude. Student A says that is just how Student B is (internal factor). This is an example of:

• Actor-observer Bias

• Just World Hypothesis

• False Consensus Effect

• Stereotype

When a person's sense of identity and who they are, is influenced by the groups they are a part of- this is referred to as:

• Social Learning Theory

• Social Identity Theory

• Social Observation Theory

• Group Dynamics Theory