Attributions
Attraction/Love
Attitudes
Experiments
Groups
100
When the causes of a person's behavior are attributed to personality traits, it is referred to as __________.
What is an internal/dispositional attribution?
100
True or False. Most people disregard physical attractiveness when forming first impressions of people.
What is FALSE. In fact attractiveness is often the first thing we judge in one another - common misconceptions are that attractive people are more confident, social, and capable than unattractive people.
100
True or False: Attitudes are a strong indicator of behavior.
What is False. Just because we think/feel it- doesn't always mean we will act on it. (Remember sad puppies commercial)
100
The Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted by this psychologist and demonstrated this.
What is Philip Zimbardo and Social roles/The Power of the Situation?
100
What are the three components of a group?
What is 1. norms for behavior, 2. communication structure (who talks to who), 3. Power structure (think Freshmen in a Senior class)
200
When an individual has a tendency to blame victims for their misfortune, so that they feel less likely to be victimized in the same way, the individual is demonstrating __________.
What is a defensive attribution?
200
The Uno game was meant to highlight this hypothesis - where males and females of similar attractiveness have a tendency to choose each others as mates.
What is the matching hypothesis?
200
When persuasion depends on factors such as the attractiveness and credibility of the source, it is relying on this type of persuasion technique.
What is the peripheral route to persuasion?
200
This study asked subjects to decipher the matching line out of a group to the "standard line". The study was performed by this psychologist and demonstrated this.
What is Solomon Asch and Conformity?
200
A shift toward more extreme decisions in a group as a function of discussion is referred to as:
What is group polarization?
300
Actors tend to attribute their own behavior to these factors.
What are situational factors?
300
According to Sternberg, as passion in a relationship decreases over time, these two components of a relationship actually increase...
What is intimacy and commitment?
300
The example in the lecture referencing smoking as a health risk and a person who smokes is an example of __________, where a person feels a state of tension because their beliefs are inconsistent.
What is cognitive dissonance?
300
Which psychologist is known for conducting classic research on obedience to authority?
Who is Stanley Milgram?
300
You have been given a group assignment in AP Psych. Your truly lovely teacher assigned groups of 3, but the next day we got 20 new students- making the sizes of the groups increase to 6. According to social psych- what will happen as the group size increases?
What is a. group productivity will decrease, b. social loafing will increase due to a diffusion of responsibility.
400
Your friend fails an exam that both of you have given. She always seems to get a low grade. You begin to think that she is lazy; she's more involved in activities other than studying; that she is not interested in studies. However, it is possible that she may be having trouble retaining information, or that there may be circumstances at home that do not permit her to study enough for any upcoming test. Your explanation of the low test scores demonstrates this.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
400
As a result of this type of attachment style- Sheila has a relatively easy time getting close to others and maintains a healthy committed relationship. She is comfortable and confident with her partner.
What is a secure attachment style?
400
This is how most prejudiced attitudes are formed.
What is Observational Learning?
400
How many Americans die each year from electric shock?
What is approximately 1,000?
400
Cite an example in history in which groupthink influenced decision-making.
What is Salem witch trials, Mccarthyism, Bay of Pigs invasion, Patriot Act after Sept. 11th., etc.
500
***RANDOM!*** How many calories are in a medium Big Mac Meal?
What is 1,130. But there is no number value for deliciousness....
500
In this type of love a couple is compelled by strong emotions and sexual feelings.
What is passionate love?
500
Explain the self-perception theory.
What is when people "discover" their attitudes based on their behavior? Example: "Now that I think about it, I've only voted for conservatives...I must not like liberals!" instead of "I don't like liberals, so I only vote for conservatives."
500
Describe the Festinger/Carlsmith study conducted to investigate cognitive dissonance.
What is (too long to reference here- refer to notes)
500
Name all the group members of the Beatles, largely considered one of the best bands in history.
What is Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison?