GRE- Psychology Subject (Social
Psych) CORRECT 100%
Norman Triplett - ANSWERfirst study of social psychology; people perform better on
familiar tasks when in the presence of others than alone.
William McDougall and E.H. Ross - ANSWERBoth published the first textbooks in
social psychology.
Verplank - ANSWERsocial approval influences behavior; found that the course of a
conversation changes dramatically based on feedback (approval) from others.
Reinforcement Theory - ANSWERbehavior is motivated by anticipated rewards
free-choice dissonance - ANSWERoccurs in a situation where a person makes a
choice between several desirable alternatives
forced-compliance dissonance - ANSWERoccurs when an individual is forced into
behaving in a manner that is inconsistent with his or her beliefs or attitudes
post-decisional dissonance - ANSWERstate of psychological dissonance that often
occurs after making an important decision
Albert Bandura - ANSWERbehavior is learned through imitation (Bobo doll
experiment)
Role Theory - ANSWERthe perspective that people are aware of the social roles
they are expected to fill, and much of their observable behavior can be attributed to
adopting those roles
Attitudes - ANSWERlikes and dislikes; affinities for and aversions to things, people,
ideas, etc.
Consistency Theories - ANSWERpeople prefer consistency and will change or resist
changing attitudes based upon this preference
Fritz Heider's Balance Theory - ANSWERbalance exists when the person we're
talking about (P), some other person (O), and a thing, idea or some other person (X)
fit together harmoniously. When imbalance occurs, there will be stress, and a
tendency to remove the stress by achieving balance.
Leon Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory - ANSWERThe conflict that you feel
when your attitudes are not in sync with your behaviors. It can be reduced by
changing dissonant elements or by adding consonant elements.
Psych) CORRECT 100%
Norman Triplett - ANSWERfirst study of social psychology; people perform better on
familiar tasks when in the presence of others than alone.
William McDougall and E.H. Ross - ANSWERBoth published the first textbooks in
social psychology.
Verplank - ANSWERsocial approval influences behavior; found that the course of a
conversation changes dramatically based on feedback (approval) from others.
Reinforcement Theory - ANSWERbehavior is motivated by anticipated rewards
free-choice dissonance - ANSWERoccurs in a situation where a person makes a
choice between several desirable alternatives
forced-compliance dissonance - ANSWERoccurs when an individual is forced into
behaving in a manner that is inconsistent with his or her beliefs or attitudes
post-decisional dissonance - ANSWERstate of psychological dissonance that often
occurs after making an important decision
Albert Bandura - ANSWERbehavior is learned through imitation (Bobo doll
experiment)
Role Theory - ANSWERthe perspective that people are aware of the social roles
they are expected to fill, and much of their observable behavior can be attributed to
adopting those roles
Attitudes - ANSWERlikes and dislikes; affinities for and aversions to things, people,
ideas, etc.
Consistency Theories - ANSWERpeople prefer consistency and will change or resist
changing attitudes based upon this preference
Fritz Heider's Balance Theory - ANSWERbalance exists when the person we're
talking about (P), some other person (O), and a thing, idea or some other person (X)
fit together harmoniously. When imbalance occurs, there will be stress, and a
tendency to remove the stress by achieving balance.
Leon Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory - ANSWERThe conflict that you feel
when your attitudes are not in sync with your behaviors. It can be reduced by
changing dissonant elements or by adding consonant elements.
