Psychology Review

What did the electric shock experiment show? 

• Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others. 

• Morality is more important to people than being obedient 

• Most people prefer social acceptance than to be correct. 

• Conformity can lead to obedience 

An experiment in which "participants" unanimously choose the wrong line. It is clear to you that they are wrong, but they have all given the same answer.

• Stanley Milgram Shock Experiment

• Leon Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Experiment

• Solomon Asch Line Experiment

• Philip Zimbardo Prison Experiment

The "fundamental attribution error" phenomenon can best be seen in which of the following examples

• John blames his failure to get a job on his lack of appropriate skills and ill preparedness

• Phyllis doesn't get the lead in the school play and blames her drama teacher for this failure.

• Jane blames herself for forgetting that she has a term paper due in two days

• Bill doesn't hire John bc he believes that John's lateness is a result of John's laziness & lack of respect for the job. In reality, John was late bc he got a flat tire on the way to the interview

• Karen understands that her friend is late because she was caught in rush hour traffic.

adjusting our behavior or thinking to go along with group standards

• social norms

• prejudice

• conformity

• in-group

• cognitive dissonance theory

a form of social influence given in response to a direct order or command

• social norms

• obedience

• conformity

• prejudice

• cognitive dissonance theory

when the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation

• social norms

• in-group

• bystander effect

• obedience

• cognitive dissonance theory

Define: Psychology

• The scientific study of mental processes

• The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• The scientific study of behavior

Which psychological theory explains why people are likely to conform to group pressure even when they know the group is wrong?

• Social Learning Theory

• Cognitive Dissonance Theory

• Social Identity Theory

• Conformity Theory

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

• Bystander Effect

• Social Loafing

• Groupthink

• Diffusion of Responsibility

Which psychologist is known for the experiment that demonstrated the power of authority in obedience?

• Sigmund Freud

• Stanley Milgram

• Carl Rogers

• Albert Bandura