Study Guide: Chapter 14 Social Psychology
1)Define Social Psychology
2)Define/Compare the following terms:
Social Influence
Social Cognition
Social Interaction
3)What is conformity?
4)Explain/Describe the following studies in conformity (What were they? How were they set up? What did we learn from them? :
Sherif (1936)
Asch (1951)
5)What is groupthink? Provide 2 examples of groupthink
6)Define the following characteristics of groupthink
Invulnerability
Rationalization
Lack of Introspection
Stereotyping
Pressure
Lack of Disagreement
Self-Deception
Insularity:
7)What is deindividuation and how does it impact human behavior?
8)How does group polarization work? How does it impact group behavior?
9)What is compliance? How is compliance different from conformity?
10)Describe and/or provide an example of each of the following compliance techniques:
Foot in the Door Technique:
Door in the Face Technique:
Norm of Reciprocity:
Lowball Technique:
That’s not all technique:
11)What is consumer psychology? How are compliance techniques useful in consumer psychology?
12)What is obedience? How does obedience differ from conformity?
13)Describe Stanley Migram’s obedience experiment. (What was it? What did we learn from it?)
14)What is the difference between social facilitation and social impairment?
15)What is social loafing?
16)Explain the ABC components of an attitude:
A:
B:
C:
17)Describe and/or provide an example of the following ways in which you can form an attitude:
Direct Contact:
Direct Instruction:
Interaction with Others:
Vicarious Conditioning:
18)What is persuasion?
19)What are the following factors of persuasion and how do they help influence someone to change their attitude?
Source:
Messages:
Target Audience:
20)Describe the difference between the following models of persuasion.
Elaboration Likelihood Model:
Central-Route Processing:
Peripheral-Route Processing:
21)What is cognitive dissonance? Provide one example of cognitive dissonance
22)What are the 3 ways to reduce cognitive dissonance?
23)What is impression formation? How does this compare to primacy effect?
24)Explain what social cognition is
25)What is social categorization? Is this a conscious or unconscious phenomena?
26)What is a stereotype? Provide 3-4 examples
27)Define implicit personality theory?
28)What is attribution? How does this differ from attribution theory?
29)Explain the difference between situational and dispositional causes
30)Explain the following errors in attribution
Fundamental Attribution Error:
Self-Serving Bias:
31)What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
32)Explain the following theories:
In-Groups:
Out-Groups:
Realistic Conflict Theory:
Scapegoating:
Social Identity Theory:
Social Comparison:
33)What is stereotype vulnerability? What groups are vulnerable to stereotyping?
34)Provide one example of a self-fulfilling prophecy
35)What are the ways in which someone can overcome prejudice?
Equal Status Contract:
Jigsaw Classroom:
36)Define interpersonal attraction
37)How do the following factors impact love/attraction
Physical attractiveness:
Proximity:
Similarity:
Opposites/Complementary:
Reciprocity of Liking:
38)What are the three components of love according to Sternberg’s Triangular theory?
39)Draw a model of Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love:
40)Describe the difference between romantic love, consummate love and companionate love.
41)What is aggression?
42)How does biology influence aggression in humans? How does alcohol influence aggression?
43)How do social roles influence aggression?
44)Describe the Zimbardo Prison Experiment. (What did we learn from it? How did it work?)
45)How does the media influence human aggression?
46)What is prosocial behavior? Provide an example.
47)What is altruism? Provide an example.
48)What is the bystander effect?
49)Describe the experiment done by Darley & Latane. What does this help us understand about the bystander effect?
50)What is diffusion of responsibility? Provide one example.
51)What are the 5 decision points in helping behavior?