WorksheetsSocial Thinking and Social Influence
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What are attitudes?
The tendency to think, feel, or act positively or negatively toward objects in our environment
The process of explaining the causes of one’s behavior
The behavior that benefits another individual at a cost to oneself
The perceived informal, mostly unwritten, rules that define acceptable and appropriate actions within a given group or community
Which of the following is NOT a way of forming attitudes?
Modeling/social learning
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Implicit theories
What is the 'mere exposure effect'?
The tendency to think, feel, or act positively or negatively toward objects in our environment
The process of explaining the causes of one’s behavior
The behavior that benefits another individual at a cost to oneself
Attitudes toward an object become more positive with increased exposure to it
Which route to persuasion focuses on the content of the message?
Peripheral route
Central route
Foot-in-door technique
Door-in-face technique
Which strategy involves getting a person to agree to a small request and gradually presenting larger requests?
Foot-in-door technique
Door-in-face technique
Low-ball approach
Cognitive dissonance
What is cognitive dissonance?
The tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal causes while attributing our own behavior to external causes
The phenomenon when a person becomes 'submerged in a group' and loses sense of individuality
The social phenomenon in which being in the presence of others improves individual task performance
The inconsistency between attitudes and behaviors that causes tension and motivates change
In Leon Festinger's cognitive dissonance experiment, why did the group paid $1 report more positive attitude toward the boring task?
They had adequate justification for their attitude
They didn't need to change their attitudes
They were more motivated to change their attitudes
They wanted to create consistency between their attitude and behavior
What is the fundamental attribution error?
The tendency to attribute behavior of others to internal factors
The tendency to attribute others' behavior to external causes
The tendency to take personal credit for positive outcomes
The phenomenon when a person becomes 'submerged in a group' and loses sense of individuality
What is deindividuation?
The tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal causes while attributing our own behavior to external causes
The phenomenon when a person becomes 'submerged in a group' and loses sense of individuality
The social phenomenon in which being in the presence of others improves individual task performance
The inconsistency between attitudes and behaviors that causes tension and motivates change
What is social facilitation?
The tendency to attribute behavior of others to internal factors
The tendency to attribute others' behavior to external causes
The social phenomenon in which being in the presence of others improves individual task performance
The tendency to exert less effort when performing a group task
What is social loafing?
The tendency to attribute behavior of others to internal factors
The tendency to attribute others' behavior to external causes
The tendency to exert less effort when performing a group task
The interaction and discussion of individuals in a group with similar beliefs/attitudes
What is group polarization?
The tendency of group members to decide on a more extreme course of action than suggested by their individual judgments
A pattern of thinking in which group members fail to realistically evaluate the wisdom of various options and decisions
The tendency to attribute behavior of others to internal factors
The behavior that benefits another individual at a cost to oneself
What is groupthink?
The tendency of group members to decide on a more extreme course of action than suggested by their individual judgments
A pattern of thinking in which group members fail to realistically evaluate the wisdom of various options and decisions
The tendency to exert less effort when performing a group task
The behavior that benefits another individual at a cost to oneself
What is altruism?
The tendency to think, feel, or act positively or negatively toward objects in our environment
The behavior that benefits another individual at a cost to oneself
The process of explaining the causes of one’s behavior
The perceived informal, mostly unwritten, rules that define acceptable and appropriate actions within a given group or community
What is conformity?
Changing one's behavior or beliefs to match those of others
The tendency to exert less effort when performing a group task
The interaction and discussion of individuals in a group with similar beliefs/attitudes
The behavior that benefits another individual at a cost to oneself
