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The tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable.
What is social loafing
An unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members. Prejudice generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action.
What is prejudice?
The tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
What is just world phenomenon?
Unselfish regard for the welfare of others
What is altruism?
A belief that leads to its own fulfillment
What is self fulfilling prophecy?
Students at Interlake High School believe they are superior to West Lake High School in every way possible.This is a demonstration of...
The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.
What is social psychology?
Jackson downloaded an album, even though he liked only one of the songs. Over time he has found that he likes the other songs on the album as well. This is best explained by
Becoming less self-conscious and less restrained when in a group situation is referred to as...
What is deindividuation?
Assuming the superiority of one’s ethnic group.
What is ethnocentrism?
Anna goes to a school where t-shirts can be worn on Friday. Anna hates wearing t-shirts, but does so anyway. She wears one anyways because of...
What is public conformity?
Tim pulls into traffic behind an older woman and immediately gets irritated because “old women can't drive.” Tim's belief is...
What is a sterotype?
This study represented conformity...
What is the Milgram experiment?
Three types of attraction are...
1.Proximity
2.Similarity
3.Attractiveness
Galileo's notion that the earth revolved around the sun was in opposition to the widespread beliefs of his era.Over time, his ideas were accepted by more and more scholars. What social psychological principle is this an example of?
What is minority influence?
The Kitty Genovese case is a great example of...
What is the bystander effect?
Billy thinks of himself as a great pool player. After he makes a good shot, he starts bragging about how good he is to his friends. Unfortunately, he misses the next shot. “I had something in my eye!” he complains. This shows...
What is self serving bias?
Your 84 year old grandmother asks you to drive her to the doctors. You really do not want to but you do it anyway because you would feel upset if you did not help her out. This is an example of...
What is negative state relief?
Negative beliefs are ___ and negative behaviors are ___.
What is prejudice and discrimination?
How did the Robbers Cave Experiment show what happens in day to day life..
People may not share the same cultures but similar goals can bring a group together.
A student asks his mom for $100. After she says no they ask for $50. After saying no again they ask for $25, to which the mother says yes. This is an example of...
What is door in the face phenomenon?
Many people assume that Gal Gadot (who plays Wonder Woman) is smart, funny, likable, and has a large group of friends even though they know nothing about her personal life. This tendency to attribute positive qualities to attractive people is the...
What is the halo effect?
Geoff and Todd tried to buy tickets to see their favorite band, but they were unable to do so because the show sold out by the time they filled in the online form. Geoff swipes his laptop onto the floor in anger. The best explanation for why he does this is...
What is the frustration aggression principle?
You learn that one of your best friend’s homes was destroyed in a fire. You feel extremely sorry for him and decide to give him some of our favorite possessions since he has lost everything. According to Dan Batson, what motivates you to help?
What is empathy?
What is the difference between situational attribution and dispositional attribution?