60 Questions
According to the text, which of the following can help overcome prejudice?
Equal status and power in contact settings
According to the text, when is rational (explicit) thinking more likely to occur?
When an audience is motivated/interested in a topic
According to the text, what does the central route to persuasion focus on?
Facts, logic, and the content of the message
According to the text, what does the peripheral route to persuasion focus on?
Features of the issue/presentation that are not factual
According to the text, what does the identifiable victim effect refer to?
Being moved to action by the story of a single suffering person
According to the text, which system of the dual process model operates implicitly, quickly, and intuitively, predominantly emotional?
Experiential system
According to the text, which social norm refers to the tendency to repay others?
Reciprocity
According to the text, what is the 'Door-in-the-Face Technique'?
Asking for something relatively big, followed by a request for something relatively small
According to the text, what is the 'Foot-in-the-Door Technique'?
Making a simple request, followed by a larger request
Which bias refers to the tendency to project one's self-concept onto the social world?
False Consensus Effect
What term describes the biased ways of processing self-relevant information to enhance our positive self-evaluation?
Self-Serving Biases
Which attribution explains the behavior of another person in terms of an innate quality?
Internal Attributions
Which attribution explains the behavior of another person as the result of the situation?
External Attributions
What is the tendency to over-emphasize internal attributions and underemphasize external factors when explaining other people's behavior?
Fundamental Attribution Error
What term describes the preference for one's own social groups and the motivation to view them as superior to outgroups?
Ingroup Bias
What is a cognitive structure that guides how we process information about our social world and includes beliefs about the characteristics of a specific social group?
Stereotype
According to the text, why do we follow social norms?
To gain social approval and avoid ostracism
What is the function of mimicry in social interaction?
To serve as 'social glue' and help coordinate behavior
What is synchrony in the context of social psychology?
When two individuals' speech, language, and physiological activity become similar during social interaction
What are social roles?
Guidelines that apply to specific positions within a group
What is the relationship between behavior and the person and environment, according to Kurt Lewin's equation?
Behavior is a function of the person and the environment
What are social norms usually characterized as?
'Unwritten', implicit, or implied
What are the potential consequences of violating social norms?
Disciplinary action and social disapproval
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon occurs when a group member's performance is affected by the presence of others?
Social facilitation
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon occurs when individuals change their behavior to fit in with a group?
Conformity
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the reduced personal responsibility felt by individuals when more people are present in a situation?
Diffusion of responsibility
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon states that individuals are less likely to help when there are other people present who are also not helping?
Bystander effect
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the change in behavior to adopt a group's perspective in order to be accepted by the group?
Normative influence
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon occurs when individuals have a genuine interest in the information provided by a group and privately accept it?
Informational influence
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the change in behavior due to the influence of an authority figure?
Obedience
According to the text, what is the function of mimicry in social interaction?
To establish rapport and affiliation
According to the text, what are social norms?
Unwritten guidelines for how to behave in social contexts
According to the text, what are the potential consequences of violating social norms?
Ostracism and exclusion
According to the text, what is the identifiable victim effect?
The tendency to over-emphasize internal attributions and underemphasize external factors when explaining other people's behavior
According to the text, why do we follow social norms?
To gain social approval and acceptance
According to the text, what social psychology phenomenon occurs when a group member's performance is affected by the presence of others?
Social facilitation
According to the text, what term describes the biased ways of processing self-relevant information to enhance our positive self-evaluation?
Self-serving bias
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the tendency to view the world from the perspective of our own self-concept?
Naïve Realism
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the biased ways of processing self-relevant information to enhance our positive self-evaluation?
Self-Serving Biases
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the tendency to over-emphasize internal (dispositional) attributions and underemphasize external (situational) factors when explaining other people’s behavior?
Fundamental Attribution Error
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the motivation to view one's own social groups as superior to outgroups?
Ingroups and Outgroups
According to the text, what term describes a cognitive structure that guides how we process information about our social world and includes beliefs about the characteristics of a specific social group?
Stereotype
According to the text, what term describes emotionally charged responses toward outgroup members, including holding negative attitudes and making critical judgments of other groups?
Prejudice
According to the text, what term describes behavior that disadvantages members of a certain social group, such as racism, classism, and sexism?
Discrimination
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon occurs when individuals change their behavior to fit in with a group?
Conformity
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the change in behavior due to the influence of an authority figure?
Obedience to authority
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon refers to the reduced personal responsibility felt by individuals when more people are present in a situation?
The bystander effect
According to the text, which social psychology phenomenon occurs when a group member's performance is affected by the presence of others?
Social facilitation
According to the text, what are schemas in the context of social cognition?
Organized clusters of knowledge, beliefs, and expectations that influence our attention and perceptual processes
According to the text, what are heuristics in the context of social cognition?
Best guess problem solving strategies based on prior experiences
According to the text, what is person perception in the context of social cognition?
The process by which individuals categorize and form judgments about other people
According to the text, what is the focus of the Central Route to Persuasion?
Facts, logic, and the content of the message
According to the text, what is the focus of the Peripheral Route to Persuasion?
Features of the issue/presentation that are not factual
According to the text, what is the Identifiable Victim Effect?
People are more powerfully moved to action by the story of a single suffering person than by information about a whole group of people
According to the text, what is the Experiential System in the Dual Process Model?
Operates implicitly, quickly, and intuitively, predominantly emotional
According to the text, what is the Analytic System in the Dual Process Model?
Operates explicitly, slower and more methodical, uses logic to understand reality
According to the text, what is the 'Door-in-the-Face Technique'?
Asking for something relatively big followed by a request for something relatively small
According to the text, what is the 'Foot-in-the-Door Technique'?
Making a simple request followed by a larger request
According to the text, what is the effect of reciprocity?
A strong social norm to repay others
According to the text, what is the effect of consistency?
It is hard to say 'no' after saying 'yes'
Test your knowledge of social psychology concepts such as naïve realism and the false consensus effect. Challenge your understanding of how our judgments about sexual orientation and political affiliation can be influenced by these cognitive biases.
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