1 - Intro. to Social Psychology

Social psychology is best described as...

• The study of how individuals change over time

• The study of thinking, memory, and perception

• The study of how individuals influence each other

• The study of individual differences

Which psychologists do study individual differences?

• Personality psychologists

• Developmental psychologists

• Social psychologists

• Cognitive psychologists

When you see a stranger do something once, you tend to assume they do it often. What's that called?

• Fundamental Attribution Error

• Error of Estimation

• Sole Behavior Error

• Personality Error

When is the Fundamental Attribution Error most likely to occur?

• When a family member acts badly

• When a stranger acts badly

• When a coworker acts badly

• When a friend acts badly

Answer explanation

That's Albert Camus (cam-MOO) and he wrote a book called 'The Stranger'. It's good.

Ellie is volunteering for a charity and initially asks Ben to sign a petition, which he agrees to. Later, Ellie asks Ben if he would be willing to make a donation to the charity. Ben reluctantly agrees to donate a bit of money. What is this an example of?

• The Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon

• The Door-in-the-Face Technique

• Reverse Psychology

• Forward Psychology

"Cognitive Dissonance" is best rewritten as...

• Thought Clash

• Thought Tension

• Thought Police

• Thought Crime