Social Bran & Group Membership
An anthropologist studying a newly discovered primate species observes that it has an unusually large neocortex and lives in highly complex, dynamic social groups. Which hypothesis best explains the connection between these two observations?
What is the Social Brain Hypothesis?
When people clap after a performance simply because everyone else is clapping, what type of social influence is at play?
What is Normative Social Influence?
When individuals exert less effort during a group project than when working alone, this demonstrates what phenomenon?
What is Social Loafing?
When a person feels angry due to heat and hunger and lashes out, this reflects which influence on aggression?
What are Physiological Factors (Pain, Heat, Hangry)?
A smoker experiences discomfort because they know smoking is unhealthy. This discomfort is called what?
What is Cognitive Dissonance?
A psychology student notices that she does more favors for her sorority sisters than for members of other campus clubs. This illustrates what social psychology concept?
What is Ingroup Favoritism?
A student changes their answer to match the group because they believe the group must be correct. This behavior illustrates what type of influence?
What is Informational Social Influence?
People at a Halloween party wearing masks start acting more aggressively than usual. Which concept best explains this behavior?
What is Deindividualization?
In cultures emphasizing reputation and honor, people may act aggressively to defend their social status. This is known as what type of culture?
What is Culture of Honor?
A person who lies for $1 later convinces themselves the lie wasn’t so bad, while someone who lies for $20 doesn’t. What concept explains this difference?
What is Insufficient Justification Effect?
Two teams are formed randomly by coin flip, yet members of each team still favor their own side during a group game. What does this phenomenon demonstrate?
What is the Minimal Groups Paradigm?
In Solomon Asch’s line study, participants conformed to the wrong answer to avoid disapproval. Which influence caused this?
What is Normative Social Influence?
After discussing political issues, group members hold even more extreme views. This is an example of what group effect?
What is Group Polarization?
According to kin selection theory, why might someone risk their life to save a sibling?
What is Kin-Selection Fitness?
A commercial featuring a trusted celebrity uses which route of persuasion in the elaboration likelihood model?
What is the Peripheral Route?
A Rutgers student believes all people from rival schools are “basically the same,” but views their own peers as more diverse. What bias is this?
What is the Outgroup Homogeneity Effect?
In Milgram’s shock experiment, most participants continued shocking even after hearing the learner’s cries. What does this experiment reveal about human behavior?
People are likely to obey authority figures, even when actions conflict with morals
A crowd at a protest grows more chaotic and impulsive as it becomes larger. Which psychological process explains this?
What is Deindividualization?
A person helps an elderly stranger cross the street expecting no reward. What type of behavior is this?
What is Altruism?
When a salesperson starts with a small request before making a larger one, what compliance technique is being used?
What is the Foor-In-The-Door Technique?
During a group project, everyone wants to avoid conflict, so they agree with the first idea proposed without discussing alternatives. What group process is this?
What is Groupthink?
A nurse obeys a doctor’s dangerous order because of the doctor’s authority. This behavior exemplifies which concept?
What is Obedience (to Authority)?
When others are watching, a student performs well on an easy task but poorly on a difficult one. What theory explains this pattern?
What is the Social Facilitation Theory?
According to the bystander effect, what happens as the number of witnesses to an emergency increases?
What is Diffusion of Responsibility?
When a politician persuades voters through emotional appeals instead of strong evidence, which route of persuasion are they using?
What is the Peripheral Route?