Social Psychology Vocab A

scientificc study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

• social psychology
• group polariztion
• attitude
• groupthink

overestimate influence of personal traits and underestimate effects of situation

• social psychology
• fundamental attribution error
• group polarization
• attitude

feelings that predispose us to respond a particular way to objects, people, and events

• groupthink
• cognitive dissonance
• attitude
• norm

first agree to a small request and then comply later with a larger request

• social loafing
• fundamental attribution error
• social psychology
• foot-in-the-door

set of expectations about a social position, defining how one ought to behave

• role
• deindividuation
• social facilitation
• foot-in-the-door

we act to reduce discomfort when two of our thoughts clash

• groupthink
• cognitive dissonance
• norm
• conformity

adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with group standards

• role
• deindividuation
• conformity
• social facilitation

understood rule for accepted and expected behavior in a given group

• conformity
• role
• deindividuation
• norm

improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others

• social facilitation
• foot-in-the-door
• social loafing
• fundamental attribution error

exert less effort in a group effort than an individual one

• fundamental attribution error
• social loafing
• social psychology
• group polarization