PSYC2301 Collin College -Psychology 2301 - Chapter 12 questions with answers

Psychology 2301 - Chapter 12Social Psychology - correct answer field of psychology that examines how people impact or affect each other, with particular focus on the power of the situation Intra-personal and Inter-personal - correct answer Intra-personal: pertains to self attitudes emotion Inter-personal: pertains to groups aggression, attraction Situational and Dispositional Influences - correct answer Situational: describes a perspective that behavior and actions are determined by the immediate environment and surroundings; a view promoted by social psychologists Dispositional Influences: describes a perspective common to personality psychologists, which asserts that our behavior is determined by internal factors, such as personality traits and temperament Fundamental Attribution Error - correct answer tendency to overemphasize internal factors as attributions for behavior and underestimate the power of the situation Actor-Observer Bias - correct answer phenomenon of explaining other people's behaviors are due to internal factors and our own behaviors are due to situational forces Self-Serving Bias - correct answer tendency for individuals to take credit by making dispositional or internal attributions for positive outcomes and situational or external attributions for negative outcomes Social Roles - correct answer socially defined pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group Social Norms - correct answer group's expectations regarding what is appropriate and acceptable for the thoughts and behavior of its members