PSYCH 124: Quiz 3
Which of the following theorists was the first to suggest that people tend to attribute behavior to either internal or external causes?
Fritz Heider
_____ is a form of compliance in which people change their behavior in response to direct commands.
Obedience
_____ is an organized set of beliefs about the self.
Self-concept
_____ refers to the tendency to explain other people's behavior as the result of personal, rather than situational, factors.
The fundamental attribution error
In general, prejudice is ______ and discrimination is ______.
an attitude; a behavior
Conformity occurs when people change their behavior
in response to real or imagined social pressure.
People who look to others to know which fork to use at a seven-course dinner are conforming through
informational influence.
Internal attributions ascribe causes of behavior to ______ factors.
personal
A mismatching of self-perceptions is termed
self-discrepancy.
People assess personal worth through
self-esteem.