PSYC 101 MODULES 1-10 OBJECTIVE
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Attribution theory. Answer: theory that we explain someone's
behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition
◉ Fundamental attribution error. Answer: tendency for observers, when
analyzing others' behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation
and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition
◉ Attitude. Answer: feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that
predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and
events
◉ Peripheral route persuasion. Answer: occurs when people are
influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness
◉ Central route persuasion. Answer: occurs when interested people
focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts
◉ Foot-in-the-door phenomenon. Answer: tendency for people who
have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
,◉ Role. Answer: set of expectations (norms) about a social position,
defining how those in the position ought to behave
◉ Cognitive dissonance theory. Answer: theory that we act to reduce the
discomfort (dissonance) we feel when 2 of our thoughts (cognitions) are
inconsistent. For example, when we become aware that our attitudes and
our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing
our attitudes
◉ Conformity. Answer: adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide
with a group standard
◉ Normative social influence. Answer: influence resulting from a
person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval
◉ Informational social influence. Answer: influence resulting from one's
own willingness to accept others' opinions about reality
◉ Social facilitation. Answer: improved performance on simple or well-
learned tasks in the presence of others
◉ Social loafing. Answer: tendency for ppl in a group to exert less effort
when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when
individually accountable
, ◉ Deindividuation. Answer: the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint
occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
◉ Group polarization. Answer: the enhancement of a group's prevailing
inclinations through discussion within a group
◉ Groupthink. Answer: mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for
harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of
alternatives
◉ Prejudice. Answer: an unjustifiable (usually negative) attitude toward
a group and its members. It generally involves stereotyped beliefs,
negative feelings, and predisposition to discriminatory action.
◉ Stereotype. Answer: generalized (sometimes accurate but often
overgeneralized) belief about a group of people
◉ Discrimination. Answer: unjustifiable negative behavior toward a
group and its members
◉ Just-world phenomenon. Answer: tendency for ppl to believe the
world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve
what they get
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Attribution theory. Answer: theory that we explain someone's
behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition
◉ Fundamental attribution error. Answer: tendency for observers, when
analyzing others' behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation
and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition
◉ Attitude. Answer: feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that
predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and
events
◉ Peripheral route persuasion. Answer: occurs when people are
influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness
◉ Central route persuasion. Answer: occurs when interested people
focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts
◉ Foot-in-the-door phenomenon. Answer: tendency for people who
have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
,◉ Role. Answer: set of expectations (norms) about a social position,
defining how those in the position ought to behave
◉ Cognitive dissonance theory. Answer: theory that we act to reduce the
discomfort (dissonance) we feel when 2 of our thoughts (cognitions) are
inconsistent. For example, when we become aware that our attitudes and
our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing
our attitudes
◉ Conformity. Answer: adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide
with a group standard
◉ Normative social influence. Answer: influence resulting from a
person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval
◉ Informational social influence. Answer: influence resulting from one's
own willingness to accept others' opinions about reality
◉ Social facilitation. Answer: improved performance on simple or well-
learned tasks in the presence of others
◉ Social loafing. Answer: tendency for ppl in a group to exert less effort
when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when
individually accountable
, ◉ Deindividuation. Answer: the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint
occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
◉ Group polarization. Answer: the enhancement of a group's prevailing
inclinations through discussion within a group
◉ Groupthink. Answer: mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for
harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of
alternatives
◉ Prejudice. Answer: an unjustifiable (usually negative) attitude toward
a group and its members. It generally involves stereotyped beliefs,
negative feelings, and predisposition to discriminatory action.
◉ Stereotype. Answer: generalized (sometimes accurate but often
overgeneralized) belief about a group of people
◉ Discrimination. Answer: unjustifiable negative behavior toward a
group and its members
◉ Just-world phenomenon. Answer: tendency for ppl to believe the
world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve
what they get
