Attribution & Explanatory Styles
If you fail a test and say, “I’m just bad at this subject,” you are showing what kind of attribution?
Dispositional (internal)
You buy a product because your favorite celebrity says it’s great. This is an example of:
Peripheral Route to Persuasion
You follow a group because you want to fit in. This is called:
Normative Social Influence
Believing your own group is better than others is called:
Ingroup Bias
Working less in a group because no one is watching is called:
Social Loafing
An optimist loses a game and says, “It was just a bad day.” This shows what kind of thinking?
External, unstable, and specific (optimistic thinking)
You agree to put a small sign in your yard, and later agree to a big billboard. This technique is called:
Foot-in-the-Door Technique
You follow a group because you think they know something you don’t. This is called:
Informational Social Influence
Believing a negative stereotype about your group can make you act in ways that confirm it. This is called:
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Performing better on a task when others are watching is called:
Social Facilitation / Audience Effect
You see someone fail a test and think it’s because they are lazy, not because they were sick. This is called:
Fundamental Attribution Error
Believing that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people is called:
Just-World Phenomenon
You don’t help someone in an emergency because you think someone else will. This is called:
Bystander Effect / Diffusion of Responsibility
Thinking all members of another group are the same is called:
Outgroup Homogeneity
Racing faster when other people are racing too isan example of:
Coaction Effect
You think someone cuts you off because they’re rude, but when you do it, you say it’s because you’re late. This shows what kind of bias?
Actor-Observer Bias
You say “Everyone thinks this rule is stupid,” even though most people support it. This is called:
False Consensus Effect
A group discussion makes people’s opinions stronger than before. This is called:
Group Polarization
Thinking your culture is better than others is called:
Ethnocentrism
Helping someone because you expect something in return is called:
Reciprocity Norm
After getting an A, you say it’s because you studied hard, but after failing, you blame the teacher. These are examples of what kind of bias?
Self-Serving Bias
You say you hate smoking but still smoke. Feeling uncomfortable about this is called:
Answer: Cognitive Dissonance
A group ignores other ideas to keep everyone happy. This is called:
Groupthink
Unconscious or automatic attitudes toward a group are called:
Implicit Attitudes
Two rival groups work together to reach a shared goal and get along better. This is called:
Superordinate Goals