AP concept map- Psychology and personality Flashcards
(44 cards)
What is fundamental attribution?
Tendency to blame a person’s disposition and not consider a situation
What is the foot in the door phenomenon?
Complying with a small request then leads to goings along with larger request
What is the Door in the face phenomenon?
Start with large request then follow up with a smaller one
What is conformity?
change in a persons behavior to match
What is obedience?
complying with an order or command?
What was concluded during the Asch Conformity Experiment?
Investigated whether people would conform to group pressure
What was concluded for the Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Theory?
Two opposing thoughts conflict with each other causing discomfort which makes us find ways to justify situation.
What was concluded for the Milgram’s Obedience study?
Study to show how far people go to obey the authority assisted role of teacher or learner, shocks were sent, pretend pain showing blind Obedience.
What was concluded during the zimbardo Stanford prison study?
A classic experiment were individuals were assigned to be guards/prisoner within days they took there roles to far.
What is an example of social facilitation?
perform better on simple or well learned tasks in presence of others
What is an example of social loafing?
Tendency for people in groups to exert less effort when pooling their effort together
What is an example of deindividuation?
Loss of self awareness and self-restraint occuring in group situations
What is an example of group polarization
The more time spent with a group the stronger opinions will become
What is an example of a group think?
Desire for harmony within a group leads to everyone going along with the same thing
What’s prejudice?
reactions towards person/group
What is discrimination?
different treatment of a person/group than how you would treat others
What is internal locus of control?
Success or fail is due to your own actions
What is external locus of control?
success of fail due to outside actions
What is explanatory style?
a person’s habitual way of explaining the causes of events, particularly negative ones
What is individualism?
Personal independence, self reliance and individual goals
What is Collectivism?
Cultural values that emphasizes group goals, community
What is Multiculturalism?
Perspective or policy that values and respects different cultures with in society
What is the bystander effect?
the more people around the less likely we are to help someone in need
What is superordinate goals?
two or more groups work together to achieve a goal
