AP Psychology Chapter 13.1 Key Terms
Moral Dilemma
Problem that pits one moral value against another. P. 484
Prisoner's Dilemma
Situation where people must choose between an act that is beneficial to themselves but harmful to others and an act that is moderately beneficial to all. P. 480
Pluralistic Ignorance
Situation where people say nothing and each person falsely assumes that everyone else has a different, perhaps better informed opinion. P. 483
Altruistic Behavior
Accepting some cost or risk to help others. P. 479
Social Loafing
Tendency to "loaf" (or work less hard) when sharing work with other people. P. 483
Diffusion of Responsibility
Tendency to feel less responsibility for helping when other people are around than when we know that no one else can help. P. 482