Social Psychology
The tendency to change one’s behavior to match that of others is called this.
what is conformity?
According to Freud, this part of the personality operates on the pleasure principle.
what is the id?
This manual is used by clinicians to diagnose mental disorders.
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)?
This type of therapy focuses on challenging distorted thinking patterns.
what is cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT?
During Asch’s study, participants conformed because of this desire, something we all want to do especially in high school
what is to fit in?
Groupthink occurs when groups prioritize this over critical analysis of facts.
what is cohesion?
A person who scores high on agreeableness is likely to be described as ____
kind, trusting, cooperative
Jason alternates between periods of extreme energy and hopelessness. He might have this disorder.
What is bipolar disorder?
In group therapy, people meet with others who have this in common.
The term for the tendency to work less hard in a group is this.
what is social loafing?
This phenomenon explains why people are less likely to help in an emergency when others are around.
what is the bystander effect?
Surface traits are traits that are this.
what are easily observed by others?
Diana avoids parties because of a fear of judgment. This disorder might be the cause.
What is social anxiety disorder?
Family therapy focuses on improving this within the family.
what is communication?
Asking for a large commitment first, then a smaller one, is known as this technique.
what is the door in the face technique?
In Milgram’s study, participants were more likely to obey when the authority figure was this.
what is physically present/in the room?
The ego’s primary job is to balance the demands of these two forces, according to Freud.
what are the id and the superego?
Schizophrenia symptoms such as hallucinations are referred to as this type of symptom.
what are positive symptoms?
A big reason group therapy is popular is that it costs ____ compared to individual therapy.
what is less?
The phenomenon where people perform better on simple tasks in front of others is called this.
what is social facilitation?
This experiment demonstrated how social roles and perceived authority could lead to abusive behavior.
what is the stanford prison experiment?
This technique involves asking for a small favor before making a larger request.
what is the foot in the door technique?
A clinician uses a projective test to assess personality. One major criticism of such tests is this.
what is low reliability/validity?
i will also take they are too subjective
This surgery, no longer common, used to involve cutting brain connections.
what is a lobotomy?
According to Freud, this part of the personality might eat an entire cake without thinking.
what is the id?