Social Psychology

What is Social Psychology?

• The study of individual behavior in isolation.

• The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.

• The study of economic systems.

• The study of ancient civilizations.

Social psychologists study:

• individual behavior in social contexts

• the structure of the human brain

• the history of ancient civilizations

• the laws of physics

What do sociologists study?

• Individuals and their interactions

• Societies and social groupings

• Biological processes

• Economic systems

Social psychologists focus more on how ______ view and affect one another.

In what year did Triplett conduct his social psychology study?

• 1898

• 1901

• 1885

• 1910

What is Social Facilitation?

• Performance is better in the presence of others when the person is familiar with the task or well-learned.

• Performance is decreased in the presence of others when the task is difficult or new.

• Performance is unaffected by the presence of others.

• Performance is better when alone.

Fill in the blank: Social Inhibition is when performance is _______ in the presence of others when the task is difficult or new.

• decreased

• increased

• unchanged

• enhanced

What does Attribution theory explain?

• It explains how people interpret and assign causes to events and behaviors.

• It is a theory about the allocation of financial resources.

• It is a concept related to the behavior of subatomic particles.

• It is a principle that governs energy transfer in physical systems.

What is the Fundamental attribution error?

• It is the tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior.

• It is the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors.

• It is the tendency to believe that the world is just and people get what they deserve.

• It is the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

What best is an example of Fundamental Attribution Error?

• Believing someone is a bad driver because they made a mistake.
• Assuming a person is late due to poor planning.
• Attributing someone's rude driving to their character instead of considering they might be in a hurry.
• Thinking someone is rude for not waving back while driving.