Social Psychologists
Social Conflict
Social Care
Group Thought
Theories, Effects, Phenomenon
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This image is taken from Solomon Asch's social psychology experiment. What is being tested for here?
conformity
100
What is the definition of stereotype?
a fixed belief about a person or group of people.
100
what term could be defined as having the quality of being fair and just
Equity
100
A loss of identity when immersed in a group of people
deindividuation
100
What is Social Psycology?
The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
200
Stanley Milgram's experiment included a person taking the role of teacher and another taking the role of student. The teacher was to administer a level of shock to the student for each question the student got wrong. The cover was that this experiment was a test to see if learning occurs when punishment was administered. This experiment was actually testing for what?
obedience to authority
200
What is the scapegoat theory?
Unfairly putting the blame on a person or group of people
200
Define altruism
caring for others wellbeing more than one's own self
200
What is groupthink?
People within a group prefer consensus rather than individual opinions.
200
What would a student with a self-serving bias say in regard to their group winning or losing a psychology review game?
"We won because of me"
"I lost because of them"
300
According to John Darley, why would someone who needs help not receive it when within a crowd or on a busy sidewalk?
Bystander effect: "someone else will take care of it"
300
The boss of a sunglass company has brown eyes. He mostly only hires people who also have brown eyes. Those people that he hires that don't have brown eyes tend to have less benefits than their brown eyed counterparts. The boss tends to listen to his brown eyed workers input because they are part of the same group. What social psychology terms best describe this scenario?
discrimination, ingroup bias, ingroup, outgroup
300
Person A shares personal information about themselves to person B, strengthening their relationship. This is an example of what and why is it an example of it?
Self-Disclosure: the sharing of personal information
300
Provide an example of social loafing.
Someone does less effort than normal on a project because they are in a group
300
The tendency for people to agree to a large request because they have already agreed to a smaller request is known as what?
the Foot-in-the-Door phenomenon
400
What was so controversial about Philip Zimbardo's experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment was controversial because of ethical concerns(consent) and unethical practices(abuse)
400
What is the Just-World phenomenon?
A belief that good actions are rewarded and bad actions are punished. This can lead to victim blaming
400
What is the difference between passionate love and companionate love?
Intensity, duration, dynamics, focus
400
Person A initially dislikes pineapple on pizza. After meeting with other people who dislike pineapple pizza, person A despises pineapple on pizza. This is an example of what?
Group Polarization
400
What is fundamental attribution error?
Overemphasizing personality traits while ignoring situational factors to explain one's behavior
500
Describe two social psychologists research projects and what they were testing for?
Philip Zimbardo(aggression, guard.vs.prisoners, roles), Solomon Asch(conformity), Stanley Milgram(obedience), John Darley(bystander effect)
500
When two opposing groups must work together to achieve a task, this is an example of what?
Superordinate goals
500
A student believes they are going to fail on a test for their psychology class. Due to this belief, they study less and make a poor effort on the test. Test results are posted, in which the student failed the test, thus proving their belief. This is an example of what?
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
500
A phenomenon where individuals perform better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when in the presence of others is known as what?
social facilitation
500
A company will repeatedly push out advertisements with hopes that consumers will purchase their products. This is an example of what?
mere exposure effects