social psych l3

This is the study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.

• Clinical Psychology

• Behavioral Psychology

• Social Psychology

• Dynamic Psychology

An assumption about the causes of behavior or events

• Fundamentals

• Situation

• image

• Attribution

Bill is very sad when he watches the Movie Titanic. Now you believe that Bill is just a sad person all the time. You just committed which error?

• Social Psychology Error

• Fundamental Attribution Error

• Clinical Psychology Error

• Dispositional Error

A belief and feeling that predisposes/leads a person to respond in a particular way to objects, other people and events.

• Anger

• Attitude

• Attribution

• Errors

When you by a car because it is really reliable, well built, and you have complete a lot of research about the vehicle.

• Central Route of Persuasion

• Peripheral route of persuasion

When you by a car because the sales person was cute

• Central Route of Persuasion

• Peripheral route of persuasion

Can actions affect attitude?

• Yes

• No

The tendency to adjust one's behavior to actual or perceived social pressures

• Social Psychology

• Stereotypes

• Attitude

• Conformity

Which of the following is the best definition of conformity?

• A change in behaviour or belief toward a group as a result of real or imagined group pressure
• A change in behaviour or belief as a result of direct pressure from a person in authority.
• Change in behaviour or belief as a result of indirect pressure from a person in authority.
• A change in behaviour or belief as a result of a direct request by someone with no authority.

What did the electric shock experiment show? 

• Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 
• Morality is more important to people than being obedient 
• Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 
• Conformity can lead to obedience