Social Psychology Answer - how people influence our behavior, beliefs, and
attitudes. Organized around social thinking, social influence, and social
relations.
Fundamental attribution Answer - tendency to overestimate the effect of
dispositional influences on other people's behavior. Our attribution can affect
our attitude by what we think is going on.
Attitude Answer - belief that includes an emotional component
Foot in the Door Phenomenon Answer - to ask for something little then ask for
something bigger after
Bait and Swicth Answer - Company advertise low price just to get customers to
come in then switch it up
Low-Ball Answer - Offer low price but then other things are needed which will
raise the price
Cognitive Dissonance Theory Answer - unpleasant mental experience of
tension resulting in conflicting thoughts and behaviors
, Asch Experiment Answer - would real subject change their answer to wrong
answer to fit in with everyone else
Milgram experiement Answer - if someone would continue to obey rules even
if that meant hurting someone
Social Facilitation Answer - Enhanced performance on easy tasks in the
presence of others
Social Loafing Answer - Tendency to become less productive in groups because
of feeling of less responsibility
Deindividuation Answer - Loss of self-awareness and self restraint in group.
happens when no one knows who you are
Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Study Answer - subjects randomly assigned to role
of prisoner or guard and thrown into jail. Guards began to take the power to
the head and prisoners became depressed.
Group interaction on popularity Answer - group discussion can strengthen the
dominant position held by individual group members
Factors that contribute to prejudice Answer - beliefs, actions, other-race effect,
vivid cases, just world phenomenon
Factors that affect interpersonal attraction Answer - proximity, similarity,
reciprocity, physical attractiveness
Predictors of enduring companionate love Answer - equity, and self-disclosure