Quiz chapter 12

Which of the following best defines the Aachen effect?

Influence of the group majority on an individual's judgement

What is the just-world hypothesis?

an ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve

_________ holds that our behavior is determined by internal factors

dispositionism

The field of social psychology studies topics at the intrapersonal level. These topics include ________.

emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition

Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. Then she goes home and gets into an argument with her roommate, Lee. Lee assumes Kara is yelling at him because she likes to bully him, not because she had a bad day. Lee is making a ________.

fundamental attribution error

Social psychology is a field that studies both interpersonal and intrapersonal behavior. Which of the following is an example of interpersonal behavior ?

group processes

What is groupthink?

modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus

Following an outcome, ________ are those attributions that enable us to see ourselves in favorable light.

self-serving bias

Anna thinks that Bill is rude to her because she had to seat him in a noisy, crowded area of the restaurant. Anna takes a ________ view of Bill.

situationist

Behavior is a product of both the situation and the person. Which of the following is an example of a situation that might influence behavior?

being in a crowd of bystanders when you witness someone fainting