Social Psychology Practice (Psych 2)

The idea that tension is created when a person senses inconsistencies. They feel bad when they perceive they are behaving in a manner that contradicts their beliefs, for instance.

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Attitude Formation

• Cognitive Dissonance Theory

• Stereotypes

Overgeneralized idea about a group of people.

• Prejudice

• Stereotype

• Fundamental Attribution Error

• Self-Serving Bias

• Cognitive Dissonance Theory

An action based on a prejudice.

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Stereotype

• Cognitive Dissonance

• Internal Attribution

Rules of society that everyone just knows

• Social Norms

• Prejudice

• Conformity

• Obedience

• Cognitive Dissonance

any group to which one belongs or with which one identifies, but particularly a group judged to be different from other groups

• Social Norms

• Prejudice

• Conformity

• In-Group

• Stereotype

Which psychologist developed an experiment about conformity based on line length?

• Milgram

• Zimbardo

• Asch

• Elliott

Which psychologist developed an experiment based on obedience to authority based on people's willingness to shock test subjects?

• Zimbardo

• Asch

• Milgram

• Freud

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 

What is the most effective strategy to reduce prejudice and us-them thinking?

• Having groups work together on a task requiring cooperation to reach a common goal
• Discouraging social contact between groups
• Establishing legal equality of all groups
• Education about social issues and diversity 

The tendency for people to believe the world is just (fair) and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

• Fundamental Attribution Error

• Just-World Phenomenon

• Discrimination

• Ingroup Bias