Social Review

Who was the social psychology professor at Yale who designed an obedience study in order to test the defense of "I was just following orders" typically used by accused Nazis?

Milgram

What is the difference between situationism and dispositionism ?

Situationism= the idea that behavior is caused by external factors such as the environment or situation Dispositionism = the ideas that behavior is caused by internal such as personality

What is the Asch effect?

The extent to which participants conform even when the situation is unambiguous.

3. Who conducted the Stanford prison experiment?

Zimbardo

Which of the following is the best example of the foot-in-the-door technique of persuasion?

getting your parents to agree to cut their smoking down by a few cigarettes, then asking them to quit altogether

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

groupthink

People view the Environmental Protection Agency as competent and believe they know correct information regarding what individuals should do to protect the environment, so they possess ________ social influence when it comes to enforcing a group norm of recycling.

informational

What is groupthink?

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

When it comes to relationships, we expect to share thoughts, feelings, and ideas in a mutual exchange called ________.

reciprocity

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

What is a social role?

socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group

Which of the following is an example of actor-observer bias?

Akbar believes he is unable to stop gambling because his friends all gamble and are a bad influence, yet Tim is unable to stop gambling because he is addicted to gambling.

0. The ________ effect focuses on the influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment

Asch

Which statement about social psychology is most accurate?

C. People's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by social situations

9. Which of the following best defines the Asch effect?

C. influence of the group majority on an individual's judgment

7. Which of the following strategies would effectively prevent groupthink from occurring?

C. seeking outside opinions on group decisions

Penny gets an acting job on Friday that she attributes to her good acting. She doesn't get the next acting job; therefore, she blames the casting director for not wanting to hire a woman. This is an example of ________.

C. self-serving bias