Unit 9 AP Psychology

When people have the tendency to think they know more than they do

• Intuition

• Hindsight bias

• Overconfidence

• Perceiving order in random events

What is the term for the tendency to attribute others' behaviors to internal factors while attributing our own actions to external factors?

• Fundamental Attribution Error

• Self-Serving Bias

• Cognitive Dissonance

• Social Facilitation

Which psychologist is known for the theory of cognitive dissonance?

• Sigmund Freud

• Leon Festinger

• B.F. Skinner

• Albert Bandura

What is the phenomenon where people are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present?

• Bystander Effect

• Social Loafing

• Groupthink

• Deindividuation

Which term describes the improvement in individual performance when working with others rather than alone?

• Social Facilitation

• Social Loafing

• Group Polarization

• Conformity

What is the name of the experiment conducted by Philip Zimbardo that studied the psychological effects of perceived power?

• Stanford Prison Experiment

• Milgram Experiment

• Asch Conformity Experiment

• Little Albert Experiment

Which concept refers to the reduction in personal responsibility when in a group?

• Diffusion of Responsibility

• Social Facilitation

• Groupthink

• Cognitive Dissonance

What is the term for the tendency to favor one's own group over other groups?

• Ingroup Bias

• Outgroup Homogeneity

• Stereotype Threat

• Social Identity

Which psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs theory?

• Abraham Maslow

• Carl Rogers

• Erik Erikson

• Jean Piaget

What is the term for adjusting one's behavior or thinking to align with a group standard?

• Conformity

• Obedience

• Compliance

• Social Facilitation