social psych final ;3

what is the difference between conformity, obedience, acceptable, and compliance

what evidence do we have that humans are naturally inclined to conform

what is automatic social influence; what is the chameleon effect

what type of conformity involve attitude change

what does the ash line study teach us

what are normative and information influence; which type of yielding do they relate to; what circumstances increase the power of each one

what is social impact theory

under what circumstances are normative or informational influence stronger; which is more long-lasting and likely to result in attitude change

know the six principles of compliance

how does mindlessness impact compliance; what research studies illustrated this and how

know the four sequential request tactics discussed in class and why each one works

know the basic setup of the milgram experiment, its results, and why its considered unethical

what does follow-up research on milgram experiment tell us; does it replicate

what are the six mechanisms behind the results found in these studies; how do they alter the results

how can we stop ourselves from conforming

what are the three qualifications for people to be considered a group

what are the different types of groups, based on size; how do they vary by intimacy and interconnection

what are the different types of groups based on areas of overlap

What is entitativity; how does it vary by different group types

why do people join groups

what do groups provide us with

how does entitativity develop 

understand the minimal group paradigm and its relationship to ingroup/outgroup bias

how does being in a group impact an individual behavior; social facilitation/inhibition, social loafing (social compensation and sucker effect), deindividuation

which of these did we study using cockroaches and how did that study work

what determines whether someone socially loafs or is facilitated

what variables increase the likelihood of deindividuation occurring

what is groupthink and group polarization

what variables increase and decrease the likelihood of groupthink occurring 

what is bias as an attitude and the ABCs

difference between prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination

what determines the emotion someone experiences toward an outgroup; examples of specific causes and emotions they elicit

what does Group Conflict theory tell us about prejudice

difference between individual and cultural stereotypes

how accurate are stereotypes; what do we seem to be inaccurate with when it comes to stereotypes

why are stereotypes so accurate

what is one shot illusory correlations

difference between descriptive and prescriptive stereotypes

how do stereotypes impact our cognitive processes

what is stereotype threat; how consistent is the effect

is discriminations always negative

difference between individual and institutional discrimination

what are cognitive biases that relate to our judgements of people based on their group membership

what evidence do we have the ingroup/outgroup bias formation is an innate process

what is the outgroup homogeneity effect

what is the prototypically effect and how does it relate to subtyping

what the individual and group level recommendations for minimizing prejudice

what is intimacy, interdependence, uniqueness, and sexual attraction; how do they combine to produce different types of relationships

what concept is illustrated by Arthur Aron's 36 questions to fall in love

in what ways do intimate relationships benefit us

what evidence is there that we have an innate drive to form relationships

what factors increases liking

what separates a romantic relationship from a friendship? In what ways are they the same

what is the primary driver of initial attraction on average

what trends in physical attraction preferences do we see across gender and culture

what traits does the average person find attractive by gender identity and sexual orientation

how can we increase attraction

do opposites attract

what is love as an attitude

what are the three components of Sternberg's theory of love; how do they combine to form different types of relationships

what cultural differences do we see in the value places on different aspects of Sternberg's theory

what are the four horsemen; how do you prevent them

what are the maladaptive relationship beliefs

what are prosocial behaviors

what evidence do we have that humans have an innate drive to help one another

what is social exchange theory; what role does social reward and personal distress play

difference between altruistic helping and egoistic helping

what is the empathy-altruism model

what role does anxiety play in helping; what research paradigm and specific study findings illustrates this

what individual differences influence helping behaviors and how

what situational variables influence helping behaviors and how; what are specific research results related to these variables

what other concepts explain why the Bystander Effect happens

what are the five steps of helping