Psychology 1000 Exam test
questions and answers graded A+
Kurt Lewin's formula - ANS✅✅behaviour is a function of the person and the environment
(B=f(P,E))
mimicry - ANS✅✅taking on for ourselves the behaviours, emotional displays, and facial
expressions of others
Social norms - ANS✅✅the (usually unwritten) guidelines for how to behave in social contexts
What is one of the main motivators to go along with social norms? - ANS✅✅social approval
ostracism - ANS✅✅being ignored or excluded from social contact
high need-to-belong participants responded to ostracism by... - ANS✅✅(1) increasing how much
they identified with their in-group's beliefs and (2) increasing how morally important those beliefs
are
social roles - ANS✅✅guidelines that apply to specific positions within the group
social loafing - ANS✅✅occurs when an individual puts less effort into working on a task with
others
causes of social loafing - ANS✅✅- low efficacy beliefs
- believing that an individual's contributions are not important to the group
- not caring about the group's outcome
- feeling like the others are not trying very hard
social facilitation - ANS✅✅occurs when one's performance is affected by the presence of others
True or False - novices perform best in practice sessions when nobody's watching while masters of a
skill perform better in competitions or when people are watching - ANS✅✅true
, conformity - ANS✅✅a change in behaviour to fit in with a group, whether it is intentional or not
normative influence (public compliance) - ANS✅✅the result of social pressure to adopt a group's
perspective in order to be accepted, rather than rejected by the group
informational influence (private acceptance) - ANS✅✅occurs when people feel the group is giving
them useful information
group-think - ANS✅✅a decision-making problem in which group members avoid arguments and
strive for agreement
Stanley Milgram's Obedience Study - ANS✅✅study showing a person willingly harming another
solely because an authority figure was there telling them to do so- used a shock board
reciprocity norm - ANS✅✅"we should look out for each other"
bystander effect (bystander apathy) - ANS✅✅the observation that an individual is less likely to
help when they perceive that others are not helping
diffusion of responsibility - ANS✅✅the reduced personal responsibility that a person feels when
more people are present in a situation
altruism - ANS✅✅helping others in need without receiving or expecting reward for doing so
According to Kurt Lewin, human behaviour is governed by the formula B = f (P,E). In this formula, E
refers to __________.
a. environment
b. education
c. ego
d. extraversion - ANS✅✅a
Synchrony occurs in conversation when
questions and answers graded A+
Kurt Lewin's formula - ANS✅✅behaviour is a function of the person and the environment
(B=f(P,E))
mimicry - ANS✅✅taking on for ourselves the behaviours, emotional displays, and facial
expressions of others
Social norms - ANS✅✅the (usually unwritten) guidelines for how to behave in social contexts
What is one of the main motivators to go along with social norms? - ANS✅✅social approval
ostracism - ANS✅✅being ignored or excluded from social contact
high need-to-belong participants responded to ostracism by... - ANS✅✅(1) increasing how much
they identified with their in-group's beliefs and (2) increasing how morally important those beliefs
are
social roles - ANS✅✅guidelines that apply to specific positions within the group
social loafing - ANS✅✅occurs when an individual puts less effort into working on a task with
others
causes of social loafing - ANS✅✅- low efficacy beliefs
- believing that an individual's contributions are not important to the group
- not caring about the group's outcome
- feeling like the others are not trying very hard
social facilitation - ANS✅✅occurs when one's performance is affected by the presence of others
True or False - novices perform best in practice sessions when nobody's watching while masters of a
skill perform better in competitions or when people are watching - ANS✅✅true
, conformity - ANS✅✅a change in behaviour to fit in with a group, whether it is intentional or not
normative influence (public compliance) - ANS✅✅the result of social pressure to adopt a group's
perspective in order to be accepted, rather than rejected by the group
informational influence (private acceptance) - ANS✅✅occurs when people feel the group is giving
them useful information
group-think - ANS✅✅a decision-making problem in which group members avoid arguments and
strive for agreement
Stanley Milgram's Obedience Study - ANS✅✅study showing a person willingly harming another
solely because an authority figure was there telling them to do so- used a shock board
reciprocity norm - ANS✅✅"we should look out for each other"
bystander effect (bystander apathy) - ANS✅✅the observation that an individual is less likely to
help when they perceive that others are not helping
diffusion of responsibility - ANS✅✅the reduced personal responsibility that a person feels when
more people are present in a situation
altruism - ANS✅✅helping others in need without receiving or expecting reward for doing so
According to Kurt Lewin, human behaviour is governed by the formula B = f (P,E). In this formula, E
refers to __________.
a. environment
b. education
c. ego
d. extraversion - ANS✅✅a
Synchrony occurs in conversation when
