AP Psych 2B - Unit 8 Social Psychology Review

(a)   Psychology is the study of the effects of social variables and cognitions on individual behavior and social interaction

What is the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when our thoughts and actions are inconsistent with each other?

• Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

• Deindividuation

• Conflicting Actions

• Cognitive Dissonance

Who carried out the Stanford Prison Experiment?

• Abraham Maslow

• Philip Zimbardo

• Sigmund Freud

• Stanley Milgram

Select all that Apply: What Factors Increase Obedience?

• Orders given by Authority

• Someone associated with a prestigious institution

• When other participants obey/disobey

• Orders given by someone nearby

How many types of Social Influence are there?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

True or False: Smokers are a great example of Cognitive Dissonance

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank: Group (a)   is when people of similar view form a group together

An unjustified (usually negative) attitude toward a group (and its members)

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Racism

• Sterotypes

True or False: Ingroup Bias is not favoring one's own group

• True

• False

Behavior with the intent of harming another person in any way

• Anger

• Hate

• Aggression

• Being Mean