Ch. 12 Review

Psychology focuses on the causes and consequences of sociality.

• Social

• Abnormal

• Pharmaceutical

• Cognitive

What aspect of the society does social psychology look at?

• Social behavior

• Social influence

• Social cognition

• All of the above

What is the tendency to interpret, seek, & create info in ways that verify existing beliefs?

• Confirmation bias

• Group think

• Norms

• Attribution

The Challenger explosion was an example of _____.

• Groupthink
• Norms

• Primacy effect

• Overestimation

The famous study conducted by Stanley Milgram focused on _____.

• Group think

• Conformity

• Obedience

• Attribution

Diffusion of responsibility and pluralistic ignorance are key factors of _____.

• Helping behaviors

• The Primacy effect

• The bystander effect

• Obedience

True or False: A major issue in Social Psychology is the Replication Crisis, which is when significant findings in the field cannot be replicated.

• True

• False