Psych Quiz - Chapter 14

Even though the accident happened directly in front of the crowd, no one called the authorities. This is an example of the bystander effect.

True

Asch's study using line judgments was able to demonstrate

the effects of social conformity

_____________ is the unselfish concern for the welfare of others .

Altruism

When a student takes the elevate, she always faces the front. She does this even when there are no written rules or laws that require this behavior. This is an example of

An implicit social norm

People are said to _________ when they change their behavior to adhere to social norms.

Conform

________ is the hostile behavior directed against groups toward who one is prejudiced and __________ is an attitude toward a group that lead spell to evaluate members of that group negatively.

Discrimination; prejudice

Which of the following statements is true of groupthink?

External threat heightens the cohesiveness of the group.

Asch's research was focused on studying obedience.

False

A student wants to by physically fit. As he cannot workout effectively at his home, he goes to a gym with is friends. At the gym, he works out better when his friends workout along with him. IN the context of group behavior, this is the result of _________.

Social facilitation

The tendency to avoid helping other people in emergencies when other people are also present and apparently capable of helping is known as the

bystander effect

The strong tendency to view one's successes as stemming from internal factors and one's failures as stemming from external factors is called the __________

self serving bias