Social Psychology - Lecture 1

What is the scientific study of how we interact with other groups and people?

• Psychology

• Social-Cognitive Psychology

• Social Psychology

• none of these

Who is an influential figure in social psychology that defined the discipline?

• Fritz Heider

• Gordon Allport

• Solomon Asch

• Sigmund Freud

What is the term for attributing the behaviors of others to internal causes but attributing one's own behavior to external causes?

• Fundamental attribution error

• False consensus effect

• Self fulfilling prophecy

• Normative social influence

Which term refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent that others hold the same beliefs as you?

• Just world hypothesis

• False consensus effect

• Pluralistic ignorance

• Obedience to authority

What is the term for the process by which expectations about a person eventually lead to that person behaving in ways that confirm those expectations?

• Impression formation

• Self fulfilling prophecy

• Conformity

• Obedience to authority

What are the general rules of conduct established by society reflecting standards of approval and disapproval called?

• Social norms

• Collectivistic norms

• Individualistic norms

• Normative social influence

Which type of conformity occurs when individuals modify their behavior due to the desire to be liked and accepted by others?

• Normative social influence

• Informational social influence

• Pluralistic ignorance

• Obedience to authority

What is the term for the misperception of the true social norm of a group, resulting in a mismatch between private attitudes and public behavior?

• False norm

• Pluralistic ignorance

• Normative social influence

• Informational social influence

What is the framework for understanding the reasons behind the actions of others?

• Attribution theory

• Impression formation

• Self-fullfilling prophecy

• Fundamental attribution error

__________ are general rules of conduct established by society reflecting standards of approval and disapproval.