AP Psych Unit 14 Review

Which of the following is a good psychological definition of social psychology?

• The scientific study of how we think, influence, and feel about ourselves

• The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

• The scientific study of how we think, learn, and influence ourselves

• The scientific study of how we think, influence, behavior towards one another

Which of the following is the theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition?

• Attribution Theory

• Fundamental Attribution Theory

• Cognitive Dissonance Theory

• Foot-in-the-door Theory

Which of the following is the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent; attitudes and actions clash, we change our attitude

• Attribution Theory

• Fundamental Attribution Theory

• Cognitive Dissonance Theory

• Foot-in-the-door Theory

Which of the following is the tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal dispositions on another's behavior?

• bystander effect

• fundamental attribution error

• deindividuation

• mere exposure effect

Which of the following are we more likely to use to explain our behavior?

• personality traits

• situational constraints

Which of the following are we more likely to use to explain stangers' behavior?

• personality traits

• situational constraints

Which of the following cultural values are people especially likely to demonstrate the fundamental attribution error?

• individualism

• sexual stereotyping

• reciprocity norm

• collectivism

Which of the following includes feelings, often based on our beliefs, that predispose use to respond in particular ways to objects?

• attributions

• norms

• attitudes

• stereotypes

Which of the following types of persuasion occurs when an attitude changes path when interested people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts

• central route persuasion

• peripheral route persuasion

Which of the following types of persuasion occurs when an attitude changes path when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness

• central route persuasion

• peripheral route persuasion