Social Psychology review Honors

What is group polarization?

• the lack of critical thinking that results for a desire for harmony
• the radicalization of the groups' ideology through discussion
• a split within a group produced by differences of opinion
• the tendency of individuals to exert more effort when working as part of a group

The Fundamental Attribution Error refers to our tendency to overestimate______ and underestimate _________.

• normative influences; informational influences
• personal dispositions; situational influences
• situational influences; personal dispositions
• informational influences; normative influences

The tendency to comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request is known as...

• Bystander Effect
• Attribution Theory
• Foot-in-the-Door Phenonomon
• Groupthink

At a large rock concert, Carmen lost her inhibitions and acted in a way not consistent with her personality.  What best explains this?

• Deindividuation
• Bystander Effect
• Social Facilitation
• Mere Exposure Effect

The tendency of people to exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts towards a common goal.

• deindividuation
• bystander effect
• social loafing
• foot-in-the-door phenomenon

What type of advertising strategy (persuasion) is used in the image?  

• Central Route Persuasion
• Peripheral Route Persuasion
• Normative Persuasion
• Subliminal Persuasion

Lance is in cross country runner.  He tends to run faster when he is running with someone than when he is running alone.  This is an example of...

• social facilitation
• bystander effect
• foot-in-the-door phenomenon
• mere exposure effect

Kelvin witnesses a bad car accident on his way to school.  He doesn't stop and help because there are more people in the area who can help.  This is an example of...

• social inhibition
• social facilitation
• fundamental attribution error
• bystander effect

What was the experiment on conformity where subjects knowingly gave incorrect answers to conform to the group norm?

• Stanford Prison Experiment
• Asch Experiment
• Milgram Experiment
• Bjorner & Lowe Experiment

Cynthia convinced her friend to loan her five dollars for lunch by telling her how much she appreciated her friendship.

• foot in the door

• door in the face

• central route of persuasion

• peripheral route of persuasion