Psychology

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You don't like alcohol, but all your friends are drinking beer at a party so you do too,this is an example of?

Conformity

Is the unequal treatment of people who should have the same rights as others

Discrimination

What is the most effective strategy to reduce prejudice and us-them thinking?

Having groups work together on a task requiring cooperation to reach a common goal

Conformity is best described as

adjusting our behavior or thinking towards a group standard.

What is the difference between members of an in-group and an out-group?

Members of the ingroup identify with each other, but not with members of the outgroup.

It's any deliberate attempt to change attitudes or beliefs through information and arguments.

Persuasion

Which of the following occurs when you agree to the request of another person even though you don't think the request is right?

Compliance

What are the components of an attitude?

Emotion belief and action

What are stereotypes?

Over-simplified images of people in various groups.

The transformation of the non-social or asocial infant into a complex and socialized adult is known as

The socialization process

The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated

the power that situations can have in changing how people feel, think, and behave.

It's a negative emotional attitude held toward members of a specific social group.

Prejudice

What did the electric shock experiment show?

Most people will obey orders, even when it harms others.

Leah asks her teacher to delay the test a day; when the teacher refuses she asks for 10 minutes to study prior.

Door-in-the-face

What are norms?

implicit or explicit rules that apply to all members of the group that govern acceptable behavior and attitudes.

Someone knocks on your door & asks you to sign a petition. A week later they ask if they can put a sign in your lawn. This exemplifies:

Foot in the door

Changes in behavior induced by the actions of others

Social influence

What is aggression?

Any action carried out with the intention of harming another person.

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.

What are social roles?

There are patterns of behavior expected of persons in various social positions.

The mental stress or discomfort caused by an individual experiencing inconsistency between thoughts and actions (or clashing thoughts).

Cognitive Dissonance

What are the usual causes of prejudice and stereotypes?

Sex, race and age

The "fundamental attribution error" phenomenon can best be seen in which of the following examples

Bill doesn't hire John he believes that
John's lateness is a result of John's laziness & lack of respect for the job. In reality, John was late be he got a flat tire on the way to the interview

The theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition is

Attribution Theory

The text defines social psychology as the scientific study of how people__________ situations

behave, think and feel

The issue of racial profiling has been a controversial topic in the United States for many years, and it was particularly widespread after the events of September 11, 2001. When an individual engages in profiling and assumes that one person must possess certain qualities

because of their race or ethnicity, (she is engaging in)
Stereotyping