AP Psychology Unit 14 Test

🧠 Key Concepts for AP Psychology Unit 14: Social Psychology

Attribution Theory

Dispositional vs. Situational Attributions

Fundamental Attribution Error

Attitudes and Actions

Peripheral vs. Central Route Persuasion

Cognitive Dissonance Theory (Leon Festinger)

Conformity and Obedience

Normative Social Influence

Informational Social Influence

Asch’s Conformity Experiments

Milgram’s Obedience Study

Group Behavior

Social Facilitation

Social Loafing

Deindividuation

Group Polarization

Groupthink

Prejudice and Discrimination

Ingroup vs. Outgroup

Scapegoat Theory

Just-World Phenomenon

Aggression

Biological, Psychological, and Social-Cultural Influences

Frustration-Aggression Principle

Attraction

Proximity, Physical Attractiveness, and Similarity

Mere Exposure Effect

Altruism and Helping Behavior

Bystander Effect

Diffusion of Responsibility

Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Traps

Mirror-Image Perceptions

Superordinate Goals

Attribution theory (dispositional vs. situational)

Attitudes and actions

Conformity (e.g., Asch)

Obedience (e.g., Milgram)

Group behavior (social facilitation, social loafing, deindividuation)

Prejudice and discrimination

Aggression and altruism

Attraction and conflict

The bystander effect