Social Psych People

Question 1

Aronson

Answer 1

gain-loss principle

an evaluation that changes will have more effect than an evaluation that remains constant

Question 2

Asch

Answer 2

conformity

asked subjects to compare lengths of lines

Question 3

Bem

Answer 3

self-perception theory

alternative to cognitive dissonance theory

Question 4

Clark & Clark

Answer 4

doll preference study

Question 5

Darley, Latane

Answer 5

two factors could lead to non-helping: social influence & diffusion of responsibility

Question 6

Eagly

Answer 6

gender differences in conformity not due to gender per se, but to differing social roles

Question 7

Festinger

Answer 7

cognitive dissonance theory & social comparison theory

Question 8

Hall

Answer 8

norms for interpersonal distance & interpersonal interactions

Question 9

Heider

Answer 9

balance theory (explained why attitudes changed)

attribution theory (divided attributions into dispositional & situational)

Question 10

Hovland

Answer 10

attitude change

Question 11

Janis

Answer 11

groupthink

Question 12

Lerner

Answer 12

belief in just world

Question 13

McGuire

Answer 13

psychological inoculation could help people resist persuasion

Question 14

Milgram

Answer 14

electroshock obedience

stimulus-overload theory (difference between city & country dwellers)

Question 15

Newcomb

Answer 15

political norms

Question 16

Petty, Cacioppo

Answer 16

elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (central & peripheral routes)

Question 17

Schachter

Answer 17

relationships between anxiety & need for affiliation

Question 18

Sherif

Answer 18

autokinetic effect (study conformity)

Robber’s Cave experiment (superordinate goals increased intergroup cooperation)

Question 19

Zajonc

Answer 19

mere exposure effect

social facilitation effect???

Question 20

Zimbardo

Answer 20

prison simulation