Social Psychology and Personality

Question 1

Fundamental Attribution Error

Answer 1

The tendency for observers for analyzing others behavior to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of a person’s disposition

Question 2

What is conformity?

Answer 2

Adjusting out behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard

Question 3

What is obedience?

Answer 3

Changing one’s behavior at the direct command of an authority figure

Question 4

Provide a conclusion for the Asch Conformity Experiment.

Answer 4

Individuals often conform to a group’s incorrect opinion even when the correct answer is clear. Power of social influence

Question 5

Provide a summary for Festinger Cognitive Dissonance Theory.

Answer 5

Explains the discomfort people feel when their actions contradict each other. The discomfort (Dissonance) motivates individuals to reduce the conflict by changing their behavior and beliefs to create a harmonious internal state.

Question 6

Provide a conclusion for Milgram’s Obedience Study

Answer 6

A significant number of people are willing to obey authority figures, even when it means harming others. They administered shocks to learner for incorrect answers.

Question 7

Provide a conclusion for Zimbardo Stanford Prison Experiment

Answer 7

Randomly assigned college students to be guards or prisoners while guards started to show abusive and authoritarian behavior. This showed the power dynamic on social roles and how roles shape behavior.

Question 8

What term is this: A skilled musician playing better in front of an audience instead of alone because pressure of others enhances motivation

Answer 8

Social Facilitation

Question 9

What term is this: When individuals involved in a group project expert less effort in a group setting, assuming others will do it.

Answer 9

Social Loafing

Question 10

What term is this: A person acting aggressive in a crowd, something they wouldn’t do alone. Loss of self awareness and impulsive behavior

Answer 10

Deindividuation

Question 11

What term is this: Religious groups discussing their views may become more devout and strong in their beliefs

Answer 11

Group polarization

Question 12

What term is this: A group leader telling a group to ban all members of a particular ethnic group from joining them

Answer 12

Groupthink