AP Psychology

The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons

• axon

• dendrite

• cell body

• Schwann cell

What is the primary focus of social psychology within AP Psychology?

• Individual behavior

• Group behavior

• Cognitive processes

• Biological influences

Which psychologist is best known for their work on social conformity?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Solomon Asch

• Carl Rogers

What is the term for changing one's behavior to match the responses or actions of others?

• Obedience

• Conformity

• Compliance

• Persuasion

In the context of social psychology, what does the term 'bystander effect' refer to?

• People helping more in groups

• People helping less in groups

• Increased aggression in groups

• Decreased aggression in groups

Which experiment is famous for studying obedience to authority?

• Stanford prison experiment

• Milgram experiment

• Asch conformity experiments

• Hawthorne studies

What is the term for the tendency to attribute others' behaviors to internal factors while attributing our own behaviors to external factors?

• Self-serving bias

• Fundamental attribution error

• Cognitive dissonance

• Social facilitation

Which concept explains why people perform better on simple tasks when in the presence of others?

• Social loafing

• Social facilitation

• Groupthink

• Deindividuation

What is the term for the loss of self-awareness and individual accountability in groups?

• Deindividuation

• Group polarization

• Social loafing

• Conformity

Which theory suggests that people are motivated to reduce discomfort arising from conflicting thoughts or beliefs?

• Cognitive dissonance theory

• Social identity theory

• Attribution theory

• Self-perception theory