AP Psychology FRQ

AP Psychology FRQ: What is the primary focus of social psychology?

• The study of individual behavior

• The study of mental disorders

• The study of how people influence each other

• The study of brain functions

AP Psychology FRQ: Which psychologist is known for the Stanford prison experiment?

• Sigmund Freud

• Philip Zimbardo

• B.F. Skinner

• Albert Bandura

AP Psychology FRQ: What does the term 'cognitive dissonance' refer to?

• A state of mental harmony

• A conflict between attitudes and behaviors

• A type of memory loss

• A form of social influence

AP Psychology FRQ: What is the bystander effect?

• The tendency to help others in emergencies

• The tendency to conform to group norms

• The tendency to feel less responsible when others are present

• The tendency to obey authority figures

AP Psychology FRQ: Which theory explains why people are likely to conform to group norms?

• Social learning theory

• Cognitive dissonance theory

• Social identity theory

• Normative social influence

AP Psychology FRQ: What is the fundamental attribution error?

• The tendency to overestimate situational factors

• The tendency to underestimate personal traits

• The tendency to overestimate personal traits and underestimate situational factors

• The tendency to accurately assess others' behaviors

AP Psychology FRQ: What is the main idea of social identity theory?

• People define themselves by their individual traits

• People define themselves by their group memberships

• People define themselves by their achievements

• People define themselves by their failures

AP Psychology FRQ: What is groupthink?

• The enhancement of a group's prevailing attitudes

• The tendency for group members to conform to a consensus

• The division of labor within a group

• The conflict between different groups

AP Psychology FRQ: What is the role of a 'confederate' in social psychology experiments?

• A participant who is unaware of the experiment's purpose

• A researcher who observes the experiment

• A participant who is secretly working with the researchers

• A participant who refuses to follow instructions

AP Psychology FRQ: What is the 'foot-in-the-door' phenomenon?

• The tendency to agree to a large request after agreeing to a small one

• The tendency to refuse a large request after refusing a small one

• The tendency to agree to a small request after refusing a large one

• The tendency to refuse all requests