PSYC Written Exam Questions & Answers.
Conformity - CORRECT ANSWER Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.
Asch (1956) line judgment study - CORRECT ANSWER Asch (1956) found that group size influenced whether subjects conformed. The bigger the majority group (n...
PSYC Written Exam Questions &
Answers.
Conformity - CORRECT ANSWER Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.
Asch (1956) line judgment study - CORRECT ANSWER Asch (1956) found that group size influenced
whether subjects conformed. The bigger the majority group (no of confederates), the more people
conformed, but only up to a certain point.
Group polarization - CORRECT ANSWER the enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through
discussion within the group
Deindividuation - CORRECT ANSWER the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group
situations that foster arousal and anonymity
Obedience - CORRECT ANSWER A form of compliance that occurs when people follow direct commands,
usually from someone in a position of authority
Milgram's Obedience Study - CORRECT ANSWER The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority
figures were a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley
Milgram
Stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER Prejudices are based on half-truths, myths,
rumours, overgeneralisation, quite resistant to change. Prejudices in their turn can lead to
discrimination. Discriminant is the acting out of prejudice. The active speaking or acting against these
who are different forums. But discrimination can also take the form of providing or not providing service
to an individual or family because we assume we 'know' what is best for them so discrimination can take
the from of acts of commission as well as omission.
Stereotype threat - CORRECT ANSWER a self-confirming concern that one will be evaluated based on a
negative stereotype
Self-fulfilling prophecy - CORRECT ANSWER a belief that leads to its own fulfillment
, Attitudes - CORRECT ANSWER evaluations of people, objects, and ideas
What factors make up our attitudes - CORRECT ANSWER Cognitive Component: Your thoughts and
beliefs about the subject.
Affective Component: How the object, person, issue, or event makes you feel.
Behavioral Component: How attitude influences your behavior.
Difference between implicit and explicit attitudes - CORRECT ANSWER Explicit describes something that
is very clear and without vagueness or ambiguity. Implicit often functions as the opposite, referring to
something that is understood, but not described clearly or directly, and often using implication or
assumption.
Cognitive dissonance - CORRECT ANSWER Inner tension that a consumer experiences after recognizing
an inconsistency between behavior and values or opinions
Compliance (and persuasion) - CORRECT ANSWER changes in behavior based on direct requests from
one person to another
Foot-in-the door - CORRECT ANSWER the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request
to comply later with a larger request
Door-in-the face - CORRECT ANSWER people are more likely to agree to a small request after they have
refused a large request
Norm of reciprocity - CORRECT ANSWER the expectation that helping others will increase the likelihood
that they will help us in the future
Bystander effect - CORRECT ANSWER The bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological
theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when there are other people
present
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