social psych

Question 1

DARLEY AND LATANE BYSTANDER EFFECT

Answer 1

diffusion of responsibility, KITTY GENOVESE CASE

Question 2

NORMAN TRIPLETTS SOCIAL FACILITATION

Answer 2

people are better at simple learned tasks when in front of others, and worse at less learned tasks when in front of others

Question 3

activation theory

Answer 3

the presence of others is arousing and enhances performance or worsens it

Question 4

ROBERT CIALDINI’S SIX WEAPONS OF INFLUENCE

Answer 4

reciprocity
commitment
social proof
liking
authority
scarcity

Question 5

MILGRAM EXP.

Answer 5

people were ordered to shock others for incorrect answers by a man in a lab coat. lab coated man would order them to increase voltage until deadly. 65% complied

Question 6

ZIMBARDO’S STANFORD PRISON EXP.

Answer 6

mentally stable strangers were given role of guards and eventurally they went on to abuse fake prisoners severely

Question 7

ASCH’S CONFORMITY STUDIES

Answer 7

line length exp.
people conformed to bigger groups of people when answer was wrong
if test subject had a partner that supported their answer, theyd be less conforming

Question 8

MOSCOVICI’S MIN. INFLUENCE

Answer 8

consistency - the more consistent a minority group in upholding the thought of them being right, the more likely they are to influence the majority
flexibility: the more flexible and compromising the minority seems, the more theyll be listened to
identification: if the majority identifies the minority is similar to them, theyll listen

Question 9

TRIPLETT’S SOCIAL FACILITATION

Answer 9

cyclists performed better in front of other cyclists because of competiton

Question 10

ZIONC’S SOCIAL FACILITATION

Answer 10

alertness
challenge & threat
evaluation & apprehension

distraction
overload