PSYCH 100 FINAL CROSBY EXAM with
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social psychology - Answer -the scientific study of how a person's thoughts, feelings, and behavior are
influenced by the real, imagined or implied presence of others
social influence - Answer -the process through which the real or implied presence of others can directly
or indirectly influence the thoughts, feelings and behavior of an individual
groupthink - Answer -kind of thinking that occurs when people place more importance on maintaining
group cohesiveness than on assessing the facts of the problem with which the group is concerned
social facilitation - Answer -the tendency for the presence of other people to have a positive impact on
the performance of an easy task
social impairment - Answer -the tendency for the presence of other people to have a negative impact on
the performance of a difficult task
attitude - Answer -a tendency to respond positively or negatively toward a certain person, object, idea,
or situation
persuasion - Answer -the process by which one person tries to change the belief, opinion, position or
course of action of another person through argument, pleasing or explanation
elaboration likelihood model - Answer -the model of persuasion stating that people will either elaborate
on the persuasive message or fail to elaborate on it and that the future actions of those who do
elaborate are more predictable than those who do not
cognitive dissonance - Answer -sense of discomfort or distress that occurs when a person's behavior
does not correspond to that persons's attitudes
impression formation - Answer -the forming of the first knowledge that a person has concerning another
person
social cognition - Answer -the mental processes that people use to make sense of the social world
around them
social categorization - Answer -the assignment of a person one has just met to a category based on
characteristics the new person has in common with other people with whom one has experience in the
past
implicit personality theory - Answer -sets of assumptions about how different types of people,
personality traits, and actions are related to each other
, attribution - Answer -the process of explaining one's own behavior and the behavior of others
situational cause - Answer -cause of behavior attributed to external factors such as delays, the action of
others, or some other aspect of the situation
dispositional cause - Answer -cause of behavior attributed to internal factors such as personality or
character
fundamental attribution error - Answer -the tendency to overestimate the influence of internal factors in
determining behavior while underestimating situational factors
realistic conflict theory - Answer -theory stating that prejudice and discrimination will be increased
between groups that are in conflict over a limited resource
self-fulfilling prophesy - Answer -the tendency of one's expectations to affect one's behavior in such a
way as to make the expectations more likely to occur
interpersonal attraction - Answer -liking or having the desire for a relationship with another person
prosocial behavior - Answer -socially desirable behavior that benefits others
personality - Answer -the unique and relatively stable ways in which people think, feel, and behave
character - Answer -value judgments of a person's moral and ethical behavior
unconscious mind - Answer -level of the mind in which thoughts, feelings, memories, and other
information are kept that are not easily or voluntarily brought into consciousness
reality principle - Answer -principle by which the ego functions; the satisfaction of the demands of the id
only when the negative consequences will not result
psychological defense mechanism - Answer -unconscious distortions of a person's perception of reality
that reduces stress and anxiety
denial - Answer -psychological defense mechanism in which the person refuses to acknowledge or
recognize a threatening situation
repression - Answer -psychological defense mechanism in which the person refuses to consciously
remember a threatening or unacceptable event, instead pushing those event into the unconscious mind
rationalization - Answer -psychological defense mechanism in which a person invents acceptable excuses
for unacceptable behavior
projection - Answer -psychological defense mechanism in which unaccpetable or threatening impulses or
feelings are seen as originating with someone else, usually the target of the impulses or feelings
Verified Solutions 2024
social psychology - Answer -the scientific study of how a person's thoughts, feelings, and behavior are
influenced by the real, imagined or implied presence of others
social influence - Answer -the process through which the real or implied presence of others can directly
or indirectly influence the thoughts, feelings and behavior of an individual
groupthink - Answer -kind of thinking that occurs when people place more importance on maintaining
group cohesiveness than on assessing the facts of the problem with which the group is concerned
social facilitation - Answer -the tendency for the presence of other people to have a positive impact on
the performance of an easy task
social impairment - Answer -the tendency for the presence of other people to have a negative impact on
the performance of a difficult task
attitude - Answer -a tendency to respond positively or negatively toward a certain person, object, idea,
or situation
persuasion - Answer -the process by which one person tries to change the belief, opinion, position or
course of action of another person through argument, pleasing or explanation
elaboration likelihood model - Answer -the model of persuasion stating that people will either elaborate
on the persuasive message or fail to elaborate on it and that the future actions of those who do
elaborate are more predictable than those who do not
cognitive dissonance - Answer -sense of discomfort or distress that occurs when a person's behavior
does not correspond to that persons's attitudes
impression formation - Answer -the forming of the first knowledge that a person has concerning another
person
social cognition - Answer -the mental processes that people use to make sense of the social world
around them
social categorization - Answer -the assignment of a person one has just met to a category based on
characteristics the new person has in common with other people with whom one has experience in the
past
implicit personality theory - Answer -sets of assumptions about how different types of people,
personality traits, and actions are related to each other
, attribution - Answer -the process of explaining one's own behavior and the behavior of others
situational cause - Answer -cause of behavior attributed to external factors such as delays, the action of
others, or some other aspect of the situation
dispositional cause - Answer -cause of behavior attributed to internal factors such as personality or
character
fundamental attribution error - Answer -the tendency to overestimate the influence of internal factors in
determining behavior while underestimating situational factors
realistic conflict theory - Answer -theory stating that prejudice and discrimination will be increased
between groups that are in conflict over a limited resource
self-fulfilling prophesy - Answer -the tendency of one's expectations to affect one's behavior in such a
way as to make the expectations more likely to occur
interpersonal attraction - Answer -liking or having the desire for a relationship with another person
prosocial behavior - Answer -socially desirable behavior that benefits others
personality - Answer -the unique and relatively stable ways in which people think, feel, and behave
character - Answer -value judgments of a person's moral and ethical behavior
unconscious mind - Answer -level of the mind in which thoughts, feelings, memories, and other
information are kept that are not easily or voluntarily brought into consciousness
reality principle - Answer -principle by which the ego functions; the satisfaction of the demands of the id
only when the negative consequences will not result
psychological defense mechanism - Answer -unconscious distortions of a person's perception of reality
that reduces stress and anxiety
denial - Answer -psychological defense mechanism in which the person refuses to acknowledge or
recognize a threatening situation
repression - Answer -psychological defense mechanism in which the person refuses to consciously
remember a threatening or unacceptable event, instead pushing those event into the unconscious mind
rationalization - Answer -psychological defense mechanism in which a person invents acceptable excuses
for unacceptable behavior
projection - Answer -psychological defense mechanism in which unaccpetable or threatening impulses or
feelings are seen as originating with someone else, usually the target of the impulses or feelings
