Social Influence
A student changes their answer in class after hearing several classmates confidently give a different response, even though they were originally sure they were right.
What is informational conformity?
A teacher assumes a student failed a test because they are lazy, even though the student had the flu.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
A student organizes their notes, turns in assignments early, and always plans ahead for exams.
What is conscientiousness?
A person has lost interest in hobbies, feels sad most days, and struggles to get out of bed for weeks.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
A person hears voices that others cannot hear and believes strangers are spying on them.
What is Schizophrenia?
A teenager starts dressing like a popular group at school so they’ll be accepted and liked.
What is normative conformity?
You think you failed a test because the teacher made it unfair, but you think others failed because they didn’t study.
What is the self-serving bias?
A person enjoys trying new foods, traveling, and learning about unfamiliar cultures.
What is openness?
A student constantly worries about grades, friendships, health, and even small daily decisions.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Someone repeatedly washes their hands for hours because they are afraid of germs, even though they know it’s excessive.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
A person refuses to speed while driving because they don’t want to get pulled over by police, even though their friends are pressuring them.
What is obedience?
You trip in front of friends and think, “I’m so clumsy,” but when your friend trips, you think “the floor was slippery.”
What is the actor-observer effect?
Someone becomes anxious easily, worries often, and gets stressed over small problems.
What is neuroticism?
A person avoids speaking in class or attending parties because they fear being judged or embarrassed.
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
A person lies, manipulates others, and shows no guilt after hurting people.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Someone agrees to volunteer for 2 hours after first being asked to volunteer for 10 hours (which they refused).
What is the door-in-the-face technique?
A coworker is late to work, and you assume they are irresponsible, even though there was heavy traffic.
What is a dispositional (personal) attribution?
A person is outgoing, enjoys parties, and feels energized after social interaction.
What is extraversion?
A person suddenly experiences intense fear, heart racing, and difficulty breathing, even when nothing dangerous is happening.
What is Panic Disorder?
A person becomes extremely emotional in relationships, fears abandonment, and has intense mood swings.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
A student agrees to put a small “Support Recycling” sticker on their notebook, and later agrees to join an environmental club.
What is the foot-in-the-door technique?
A student explains their good grade by saying they are naturally smart rather than that the test was easy.
What is a personal attribution?
A student takes a personality test and answers questions about how they typically behave in different situations.
What is a personality inventory?
A person who survived a car accident keeps reliving the event through nightmares and avoids driving.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
A person constantly seeks attention, acts dramatically, and becomes upset when not the center of attention.
What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?