Social Self
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Theories, Theories, Theories...
100

He is known as the grandfather of Social Psychology.

Who is Kurt Lewin?

100

This is an evaluation or judgment informed by beliefs, emotions, and behaviors.

What is an attitude?

100

These three traits are known as the dark triad.

What are Machiavellianismnarcissism, and psychopathy?

100

This affectionate tie bonds an infant with their caregiver and has lifelong impacts on relationships.

What is attachment?

100

This theory that says our social self is a combination of personal identity and group identity.

What is Social Identity Theory?

200

Social psychology aims to explain how we influence others' _____, _____, and _____.

What are behaviors, thoughts, and feelings?

200

A marketing strategy that points to a limited supply of the product taps into which of Cialdini's means of persuasion?

What is scarcity?

200

These are the two types of altruism.

What are pure altruism and egoistic altruism?

200

Sternberg's triangle theory of love describes this corner as the cognitive component of love.

What is commitment?

200

These are the two types of comparisons in Social Comparison Theory.

What are upward comparison and downward comparison?

300

In these countries, the boundaries of self vs. other are more permeable, and the self is viewed as more interdependent.

What are collectivistic countries?

300

This describes the goal of reducing mental discomfort of holding conflicting beliefs or acting against personal values.

What is cognitive dissonance theory?
300

These neurons aid in empathy by helping us to experience what we are observing.

What are mirror neurons?

300

These are the three components of Sternberg's triangle theory of love.

What are passionintimacy, and commitment?

300

This theory describes emotional consequences of a mismatch between one's actual self and their ideal or ought selves.

What is Self-Discrepancy Theory?

400

This is our subjective, personal evaluation of our self-concept, including judgments made about our self-worth.

What is self-esteem?

400

This describes how an initially unbelievable message can become more persuasive over time as discounting cues are forgotten but the message remains.

What is the Sleeper Effect?

400

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people living in these countries were far more likely to get sick and/or die from the disease. 

What are culturally loose or individualistic countries?

400

The liking gap (a biased cognition that leaves us feeling less likable than we actually are) can undermine the development of these.

What are friendships?

400

This theory explains behavior is influenced by attitudes, intentions, and norms.

What is the Theory of Reasoned Action?

500

I'm getting an expensive Coach bag, so people see how totally rich I am. This is an example of this.

What is conspicuous consumption?

500

These are the four parts of the Message Learning Approach that affect the effectiveness of a persuasive message.

What are the source, messagecontext, and recipient?

500
Milgram eliminated this label from the highest levels of shock on his shock generator in an effort to get participant teachers to shock participant learners at higher levels.

What is the word "lethal"?

500

Birds of a feather flock together or opposites attract? These concepts are two sides of the same coin in describing how relationships are built. (What are the relationship-building psychology terms that represent these common phrases?)

What are similarity-attraction and complimentarity?

500

This theory explains how we might draw conclusions about our own attitudes based on our behavior.

What is Self-Perception Theory?

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