Chapter 13: Social Psychology Practice Questions and Answers
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Social Psychology
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Social Psychology
Chapter 13: Social Psychology
Practice Questions and Answers
What do social psychologists study? How do we tend to explain others'
behavior and our own? - Answer️️ -Social psychologists use scientific
methods to study how people think about, influence and relate to one
another. They study ...
Chapter 13: Social Psychology
Practice Questions and Answers
What do social psychologists study? How do we tend to explain others'
behavior and our own? - Answer✔️✔️-Social psychologists use scientific
methods to study how people think about, influence and relate to one
another. They study the social influences that explain why the same person
will act differently in different situations. When explaining others'
behavior, we may (especially if we come from an individualist Western
culture) commit the fundamental attribution error, by underestimating the
influence of the situation and overestimating the effects of stable, enduring
traits. When explaining our own behavior, we more readily attribute it to
the influence of the situation.
Social Psychology - Answer✔️✔️-the scientific study of how we think about,
influence and relate to one another
Attribution Theory - Answer✔️✔️-the theory that we explain someone's
behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition
Fundamental Attribution Error - Answer✔️✔️-the tendency for observers,
when analyzing others' behavior, to underestimate the impact of the
situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition
How do attitudes and actions interact? - Answer✔️✔️-Attitudes are feelings,
often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in certain
ways. Peripheral route persuasion uses incidental cues (such a celebrity
endorsement) to try to produce fast but relatively thoughtless changes in
attitudes. Central route persuasion offers evidence and arguments to
trigger thoughtful responses. When other influences are minimal, attitudes
that are stable, specific and easily recalled can affect our actions.
Actions can modify attitudes, as in the foot-in-the-door phenomenon
(complying with a large request after having agreed to a small request) and
role playing (acting a social part by following guidelines for expected
behavior). When our attitudes don't fit with our actions, cognitive
dissonance theory suggests that we will reduce tension by changing our
attitudes to match our actions.
Attitude - Answer✔️✔️-feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that
predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people and events
Peripheral Route Persuasion - Answer✔️✔️-occurs when people are
influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness
Central Route Persuasion - Answer✔️✔️-occurs when interested people
focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts
Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon - Answer✔️✔️-the tendency for people who
have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
Role - Answer✔️✔️-a set of expectations (norms) about a social position,
defining how those in the position ought to behave
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