Unit 7 Psychology UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Social Psychology the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to others
Kurt Lewin A psychologist known as the founder of social psychology who emphasized
behavior = person + environment
Dispositional Explaining someones behavior based on personality traits rather than the
situation
Situational Attribution Ex : A student fails a test and says "the teacher made it way to hard"
Fundamental Attribution Error The tendency to overestimate internal causes for others behaviors
Actor Observer Bias Ex : You think someone is rude because they didn't say hi, but they were
actually just having a bad day .
self-serving bias Taking credit for success but blaming outside factors for failure
Just world hypothesis the belief that people get what they deserve in life
Halo effect Letting one positive trait influence your entire perception of a person
Halo Effect Ex: You assume a student is smart because they are well dressed and polite.
Implicit Bias Unconscious attitudes toward a group
Prejudice Negative attitudes toward a group of people
Stereotype Generalized beliefs about a group
self fulfilling Bias When expectations influence behavior and make the expectation come true.
Pigmalian Effect Ex: A teacher believes certain students will succeed, and those students
actually perform better.
Primacy Effect Tendency to remember first impressions more strongly
Conformity Changing behavior to match the group
Normative Conformity Conforming because you want to be liked or accepted
Informational Conformity Conforming because you believe the group is correct
Asch Experiment Ex : a student gives the wrong answer because everyone else in the group did.
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CORRECT Answers
Social Psychology the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to others
Kurt Lewin A psychologist known as the founder of social psychology who emphasized
behavior = person + environment
Dispositional Explaining someones behavior based on personality traits rather than the
situation
Situational Attribution Ex : A student fails a test and says "the teacher made it way to hard"
Fundamental Attribution Error The tendency to overestimate internal causes for others behaviors
Actor Observer Bias Ex : You think someone is rude because they didn't say hi, but they were
actually just having a bad day .
self-serving bias Taking credit for success but blaming outside factors for failure
Just world hypothesis the belief that people get what they deserve in life
Halo effect Letting one positive trait influence your entire perception of a person
Halo Effect Ex: You assume a student is smart because they are well dressed and polite.
Implicit Bias Unconscious attitudes toward a group
Prejudice Negative attitudes toward a group of people
Stereotype Generalized beliefs about a group
self fulfilling Bias When expectations influence behavior and make the expectation come true.
Pigmalian Effect Ex: A teacher believes certain students will succeed, and those students
actually perform better.
Primacy Effect Tendency to remember first impressions more strongly
Conformity Changing behavior to match the group
Normative Conformity Conforming because you want to be liked or accepted
Informational Conformity Conforming because you believe the group is correct
Asch Experiment Ex : a student gives the wrong answer because everyone else in the group did.
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