AP Psych Unit 2: Social Psych

Which branch of psychology is most directly concerned with the study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another?

• developmental psychology

• social psychology

• personality psychology

• experimental psychology

• clinical psychology

A tendency to overestimate the extent to which a stranger's violent behavior stems from his or her aggressive personality best illustrates

• the frustration-aggression principle

• the mere exposure effect

• the fundamental attribution error

• deindividuation

• cognitive dissonance

One explanation for the fundamental attribution error involves observers'

• diffusion of responsibility

• limited visual perspective

• social-responsibility norm

• mirror-image perspectives

• scapegoat theory

Opinion change resulting from incidental cues such as a speaker's attractiveness illustrates

• informational social influence

• peripheral route persuasion

• superordinate goals

• social facilitation

• central route persuasion

Which theory best explains why our actions can lead us to modify our attitudes?

• equity theory

• scapegoat theory

• cognitive dissonance theory

• social exchange theory

• the two-factor theory

Unconsciously mimicking those around is known as

• group polarization

• the chameleon effect

• social facilitation

• social loafing

• mirror-imaging perceptions

We tend to feel cheerful around happy people and sad around depressed people. This illustrates

• the mere exposure effect

• mood linkage

• the reciprocity norm

• mirror-image perceptions

• the social exchange theory

Normative social influence results from peoples' desire to

• clarify reality

• maintain personal control

• gain social approval

• demonstrate self-restraint

• avoid deindividuation

In 1942, German reserve police officers obeyed orders to kill about 1500 Jews in the village of Jozefow, Poland. This incident illustrated that people are most likely to be destructively obedient when

• they fail to realize their actions are morally wrong

• their victims are distant and depersonalized

• they perceive their orders to come from legitimate authority figures

• they derive personal satisfaction from destructive acts

• the foot-in-the-door phenomenon is effective

On which of the following tasks would the presence of observers be LEAST likely to lead to better and faster performance?

• raking leaves

• washing dishes

• bicycle racing

• reciting the alphabet

• solving a crossword puzzle