Intro to Psychology FE Ch. 10/12

thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Social psychologists focus on how people construe or interpret situations and how these interpretations influence their _____________________________.

group processes

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

diffusion of responsiblity

Suppose you are walking down a street. A woman has fallen down, but because there are so many people around it does not occur to you that you should help. You just assume someone else is about to help her and keep walking. This is an example of _____________.

normative

Suppose you hate reality shows, but you pretend to like them in order to fit in, feel good, and be accepted by your friends, who all love reality television. This is an example of ___________ social influence.

just-world hypothesis

The _______________________ is the belief that people get the outcomes they deserve.

social roles, social norms, and scripts

The famous Stanford prison experiment, conducted by social psychologist Philip Zimbardo and his colleagues at Stanford University, demonstrated the power of _____________________________

the tendency of people to attribute success to their personalities and failure to external factors

What are some good examples of a self-serving bias?

anti-smoking advertisements that use charts and graphs to show how many people die from smoking-related causes each year

What is a good example of central route persuasion?

reciprocity

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

social roles

_________________ are defined by culturally shared knowledge. That is, nearly everyone in a given culture knows what behavior is expected of a person in a given role.

group or polarization

_______________________ is the strengthening of an original group attitude after the discussion of views within a group.

cognitive dissonance

Psychologist Leon Festinger (1957) defined ______________________ as psychological discomfort arising from holding two or more inconsistent attitudes, behaviors, or cognition.

companionate

Rhona and Jerome share each other's thoughts and feelings and are prepared to support each other, but they do not feel physical attraction. Their love is called _____________.

being in a crowd of bystanders when you witness someone fainting

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?

the group

Collectivistic cultures, which tend to be found in east Asian countries and in Latin American and African countries, focus on _______________ more than on the individual.

in-group

Jasmin belongs to the chess club on her campus. She prefers to associate with other members of the chess club while avoiding people that do not belong to this group. Jasmin has a(n) ___________ bias.

social changes

People are motivated to maximize the benefits of __________________, or relationships, and minimize the costs.

our attitude

Persuasion is the process of changing _________________ toward something based on some kind of communication.