Psych 101 (Social Psych)

Under what conditions will informational social influence be more likely?

• when power is unclear

• when the group has

  expertise

• when individuals want

  to fit in

• both b and c

Making internal attributions for your success and making external attributions for failures is an example of ___________

• fundamental attribution error

• self-serving bias

• actor-observer bias

• just world hypothesis

In this experiment participants were given $1 or $20 to lie to potential participants.

• asch

• Festinger

• Milgrim

• Zimbardo

In the Asch experiment, participants conformed due to _____________ social influence.

• Informational

• persuasive

• normative

• inspirational

Cognitive dissonance causes discomfort because it disrupts our sense of _______________

• unpredictability

• dependency

• consistency

• power

This is defined as crediting yourselves for your successes and blaming your failures on external circumstances.

• hindsight bias

• self serving bias

• self effacing bias

• fundamental attribution error

You are more likely to act on your attitudes if you are very knowledgeable about the subject.

• true

• false

In this experiment participants were asked to shock other participants when they got an answer incorrect.

• asch

• milgram

• festinger

• zimbardo

Stereotypes are generally easy to change.

• false

• true

The "just world hypothesis" can lead to:

• increased

  understanding in

  others

• blaming the victim &

  conformity

• none