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WebsterPsych Dept.

We all doit the same

This always happens…

My fault…kind of

A given social position that is governed by a set of norms for

proper behavior

role

Rules that regulate social life, including explicit laws and cultural

conventions.

Norms

A summary impression of a group, in which a person believes that all

members of the group share a common trait or traits

Stereotype

The process by which members of minority groups come to identify

with and feel part of the mainstream culture.

Acculturation

What IAT stands for…

Implicit Association Test

I “shocked” my subjects.

Stanley Milgram

I watched people beat up a Bobo doll.

Albert Bandura

I put smart kids in prison.

Philip Zimbardo

I watched people get EASY questions WRONG, all because of

conformity.

Solomon Asch

My study took place at Robbers Cave.

Muzafer Sherif

I’m not going to say how I truly feel since that may upset the others. I’ll

just nod and go along with it.

Groupthink

Disguised in the body paint of the colors of my favorite team, I felt invulnerable shouting obscenities

about the players’ family members. This demonstrates…

Deindividuation

He yawns. I yawn.She tilts her head. I tilt mine. This

is the ___________ effect.

Chameleon

Going along with a right answer of a person or group—as in the Asch

study—is an example of a ________________ social influence.

Informational

Standing backwards in an elevator because those around you do is a

________________ social influence.

Normative

I was picking up acorns in the front yard. Bored. Then I noticed my dad watching out of the front window. It

was still boring—I mean—really boring. But I found myself picking

the acorns up faster. This is an example of…

Social facilitation

So we were in these groups, right? Anywho, Gus McNerd is in my

group, and that dude knows everything—everything. So I just

kind of sat there and watched. Didn’t do much. This is an example

of…

Social loafing

A woman’s car was broken down at the side of the road. Dozens of cars

passed by. I did too. I’m sure someone else stopped. This illustrates the concept of…

Bystander effect

Footnote: She’s still waiting by her car at the side of the road.

I thought discussion would bring us together, but when we left the

meeting, those wanting to keep the school mascot as the Tiger were

adamant in their stance. And those wanting to change the mascot to the Prancing Princesses bonded together

even more. This is…

Group polarization

I played hockey and spent the better portion of a small country’s GDP on equipment. So even though I didn’t really like the sport…I felt that I had

to play. This is…

entrapment

“He stole the bag of Funions® because he was starving.”

Is this situational or dispositional attribution?

Situational attribution

According to the fundamental attribution error, we tend to blame the negative actions of others on…

the situation or the person’s disposition?

Disposition

The self-serving bias shows that we tend to attribute our good actions

to…The situation or our disposition?

Our disposition

The tendency to believe that bad things will eventually happen to

those who do bad things—rob banks, steal babies’ pacifiers, don’t put the seat down on the toilet—illustrates

the _______________ hypothesis/phenomenon.

Just world

An observer of a post-game celebration which resulted in looting, crazy shenanigans, and other acts of tomfoolery would be more likely to

explain the behavior of the participants as…

Situational or dispositional?

Dispositional