module 4

Question 1

social psychology

Answer 1

how people think about, influence, and relate to others

Question 2

attribution

Answer 2

determining why people do what they do

Question 3

fundamental attribution error

Answer 3

attribute someones behavior to their disposition (internal) and not to the situation (external)

Question 4

false consensus effect

Answer 4

surround ourselves with “like minded” people and underestimate others think differently

Question 5

attitudes predict behavior when

Answer 5

attitude is strong

Question 6

self fulfilling prophecy

Answer 6

expectation of something that can change you behavior making the expectation true

Question 7

self serving bias

Answer 7

personal credit for success, outside factors are blamed for failure

Question 8

social contagion

Answer 8

spread of behaviors, attitudes, and ideas

Question 9

groupthink

Answer 9

desire to not upset balance of group of people. right idea is less important than agreeing the group

Question 10

conformity

Answer 10

going along with the group

Question 11

informative social influence

Answer 11

believe something else is right because they “know more”

Question 12

normative social influence

Answer 12

conform to fit in a group so they don’t get left out

Question 13

cognitive dissonance

Answer 13

persons behavior and beliefs don’t complement each other

Question 14

prejudice

Answer 14

favoring or dislike of something without good reason

Question 15

groupthink

Answer 15

rather agree with the group then what’s right

Question 16

stereotyping

Answer 16

certain characteristics are given to groups of people even when not true

Question 17

more likely to receive help from someone when

Answer 17

there’s only one person present to help

Question 18

social loafing

Answer 18

puts in less effort in a group setting then they would if working alone