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.