AP Psych Social

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior.

Self Serving Bias

The habit of attributing positive events to one’s own character but attributing negative events to external factors.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behavior.

Self Serving Bias

The habit of attributing positive events to one’s own character but attributing negative events to external factors.

Altruism

The selfless concern for the well-being of others without expecting any reward.

Just World Hypothesis

The belief that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

Mere Exposure Effect

The tendency to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar.

Outgroup

A social group with which an individual does not identify.

In group

A social group with which an individual identifies.

Attribution

The process of explaining the causes of behavior and events.

Stereotype

A widely held but oversimplified idea of a particular type of person or thing.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms.

Actor Observer Bias

The tendency to attribute one’s own actions to situational factors while attributing others’ actions to their character.

Normative Social Influence

Influence that leads to conformity in order to be accepted or liked by a group.

Deindividuation

A loss of self-awareness and self-restraint in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity.

Social Reciprocity Norm

The expectation that people will respond to each other in a similar manner.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

The theory that suggests a state of tension that occurs when one's beliefs and behaviors are inconsistent.

Belief Perseverance

The tendency to hold on to one’s beliefs even when facing contrary evidence.

Bystander Effect

The phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

Halo Effect

The tendency for an impression created in one area to influence opinions in another area.

Central Route of Persuasion

Persuasion that relies on logical arguments and factual evidence.

Peripheral Route of Persuasion

Persuasion that relies on superficial cues rather than the content of the message.

Group Polarization

The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of their members.

Foot in the Door

A persuasion technique that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up with a smaller request.

Milgrim Experiment

A series of social psychology experiments that measured participants' willingness to obey authority figures.

Asch Experiment

A series of studies on conformity that demonstrated the influence of group pressure on individual judgments.

Zimbardo Experiment

A psychological study that investigated the effects of perceived power, focusing on the struggle between prisoners and prison officers.