Expected standards of conduct that influence behavior
social norms
100
A change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure is
conformity
100
When a person follows the orders of a person of authority
Obedience
100
An unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members is
discrimination
100
mental shortcuts that help us organize information about people on the basis of their membership in certain groups.
Stereotypes
200
How long was Zimbardo's experiment intended to last?
2 weeks
200
The social roles that were given to military prison guards at Abu Ghraib Prison during the Iraq war resulted in behavior similar to that seen in which of the following social psychology experiments?
Stanford Prison Study
200
What percentage of participants in Milgram's study were male?
100%
200
Sherif believed that __________ would reduce prejudice behavior.
Working together to solve a problem
200
polices, practices, and procedures that create barriers and inequality
Institutional racism
300
Research on group size and conformity has shown that
As group size increase, conformity increases
300
Philip Zimbardo acted as what in the experiment?
prison warden
300
What % of participants in Milgram's study delivered maximum shock?
67%
300
measures cognitions that we might be unwilling or unable to report
Implicit Association Test
300
____ theory says that people are prejudiced as a way to blame others for their problems.
Scapegoat
400
Conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill others' expectations is:
normative conformity- we want to be liked and accepted by group
400
About _____ of participants agreed to an incorrect answer at least once during Asch's trials.
3/4 (75%)
400
Participants were mislead by Milgram, they were told a cover story, what did they believe the experiment was about?
The effect of punishment on learning
400
Technique developed by Aronson to reduce prejudice and discrimination in the classroom.
Jigsaw Classroom
400
List the three components of prejudice that we discussed in class.
Cognitive
Emotional
Behavioral
500
According to one follow up study of Asch's research, Berns (2005) found a major difference between participants who conformed to group pressure and those that resisted. What was that difference?
Those who resisted had higher levels in amygdala
500
How many days did Zimbardo's Prison study last?
6 days
500
In a variation of the Milgram study, teachers were required to force the learner’s hand into contact with the shock plate. Under these conditions, _____ percent obeyed.
30%
500
In 1958 what percentage of whites supported interracial marriage?
4%
500
Sara is a cheerleader and an excellent student in engineering. After seeing a movie that depicts cheerleaders as ditzy and stupid, she gets a C on an important calculus test and begins to question whether she really enjoys studying engineering. Sara is probably reacting to: