Prejudice and Social Rules
Which persuasive method uses Data And Facts to appeal to an audience that is Analytical and Willing to process information?
Central Route Persuasion / Central Route Processing
The bias that occurs where:
When you are the ACTOR you make SITUATIONAL attributions
When you are the OBSERVER you make DISPOSITIONAL Attributions
Actor-Observer Bias
Who, though he mostly developed trait theories in Personality Psychology, wrote about "the Nature of Prejudice," a fundamental social psychology text.
Gordon Allport
What is the difference between a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist?
A psychologist can provide therapeutic methods but cannot administer medications. A psychiatrist has completed medical school (through a psychological lens) and is therefore able to prescribe medications.
What type of therapy is most effective for someone experiencing a Specific Phobia (I.e. Dogs.)?
Exposure Therapy
Daily Double
Decide Points to Wager
Explain the difference between Social Norms, Social Roles, and Social Scripts.
When considering out own actions, this is the bias where we tend to make dispositional attributions for POSITIVE outcomes but situational attributions for NEGATIVE outcomes.
Self Serving Bias
Who, utilizing influences from gestalt psychology, developed the interactionist perspective of social behavior and is considered the father of Social Psychology?
Kurt Lewin
What kinds of information does the DSM-5 provide for each psychological disorder?
Causes of the disorder / factors that may impact
A type of therapy that is effective for anxiety and mood disorders, wherein the patient is taught how to change their thoughts so that they can change their actions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
Our attitudes (evaluations) are comprised of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors in relation to any specific thing. What is it called when we are not consistent in our beliefs, feelings, or actions?
Cognitive Dissonance
A thinking mistake where we OVERESTIMATE personal factors and UNDERESTIMATE situational factors.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Which researcher in social psychology is most known for the development of Cognitive Dissonance theory and Social Comparison Theory.
leon festinger
Molly has anxiety while studying for an exam. She is still able to enjoy her life and hobbies outside of school, and the worry is over once she completes the exam. Does Molly have an anxiety disorder? Why or why not?
No, anxiety as a result of stressful events is normal and happens to everyone. It only classifies as a psychological disorder if it induces DISTRESS, DYSFUNCTION, and DEVIANCE.
Applied Behavior Analysis is (although a controversial therapy method) often used in the treatment of children with what disorder?
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Match up the Following Terms into Pairs:
Discrimination, Prejudice, Stereotypes
Affect, Behavior, Cognition
Prejudice - Affect (feelings about a group)
Discrimination - Behavior (actions towards a group)
Stereotypes - Cognition (Thoughts about a group)
The belief that the world is a purely fair place, and so bad people experience negative outcomes and good people experience positive outcomes. This belief can lead people to believe such things as "all homeless people are lazy," or "All Billionaires are hard-working"
The Just World Hypothesis
Which Theorist shone a light on the phenomenon of Stereotype Threat?
Claude Steele
True or False: The Biopsychosocial Model of Psychopathology states that disorders stem from genetic predispositions that are triggered and activated by stressful life events.
False: that is the Diathesis Stress Model. The biopsychosocial model proposes a more holistic view of psychological disorders, stating that factors for developing a disorder may be a mixture genetic, environmental, internal circumstances.
This therapy, originating with Sigmund Freud, focuses on unveiling your unconscious processes behind disordered behavior, using subjective tests and free association.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Define Stereotype Threat
The threat of being viewed through the lens of a stereotype or the fear of confirming a negative or positive stereotype about one’s group membership can provoke feelings of Anxiety.
Define SITUATIONISM and DISPOSITIONISM
Situationism= Social Behavior is a product of a person's immediate environment and situations
Dispositionism= Social Behavior is a product of an Individual's internal factors.
Social Psychology assumes that both are true
What are the names of two prominent researchers in social psychology, one of which completed an experiment on obedience, and the other of which conducted a study on conformity?
Schizoid Personality Disorder, characterized by a complete indifference to social relationships and persistent emotional coldness, is categorized under which cluster of personality disorders?
Cluster A: Odd and Eccentric Behaviors. Humans are incredibly social beings, wired for forming relationships as an evolutionary advantage. A person who is completely disinterested in emotional closeness, who has no friends and truly doesn't want any, is out of the norm. (how might culture affect this?)
What Class of Psychotropic Medications are most effective for individuals suffering with Psychosis Disorders (such as Schizophrenia)?
Antipsychotics