Social Psych Review

Social psychologist who researched the circumstances under which people conform was named

Belief/feeling that predisposes someone to respond in particular way to objects, people, events is called

When is a person less likely to conform?

Zimbardo's prison experiment was an example of

All of the following are factors that influence (increase) conformity EXCEPT

In order for minority influence to happen, the minority group must

Group Synergy occurs when the group searches for good solutions for the group rather than

Improved performance of tasks in the presence of others is referred to as

Joe sees a woman arguing angrily with man at post office. Joe assumes she is hostile person. Joe has demonstrated___

Theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent is called

When Milgram moved his experiment from Yale to Bridgeport, the number of people who complied ___

If a person exhibits a situational attribution disposition, they tend to be more _ of behavior of others

A change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure is called

Social Psychology is the scientific study of

Group synergy occurs when the group relies on

According to the attribution theory, we explain others’ behaviors thru a combination of _ and _factors.

Sue persuades her roommate to make her a cup of tea, then gets her roommate to cook for a week. Sue has used ___

If we believe something to be true about others/ourselves, we act in ways to cause belief to come true. This is called_

What is group polarization?

When people are likely to invest less effort in a task when they are working with others, we call it___

Loss of self-awareness/self-restraint in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity is referred to as___

When the groups outperform even their best member ___ has occurred