Unit 7: Social Psychology UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Social Psychology scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
Social Group two or more people sharing common goals and interests interact and influence
behavior on the other(s).
Norms an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior; prescribe "proper"
behavior
Outgroup "them"; people who are perceived as different or apart from out in-group
Social loafing the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their
efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable.
Deindividuation loss of self-awareness and self-restraint in situations that promote high arousal
and anonymity in groups.
Social Facilitation improved performance of well-learned tasks in front of others.
Group polarization the enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion within
the groups.
Groupthink the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-
making group overrides the realistic appraisal of alternatives
Bystander Effect the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other
bystanders are present.
Altruism the unselfish concern of one individual for the welfare of another.
Attribution Theory the theory that we explain someones' behavior by crediting either the situation
or the person's disposition.
dispostional attribution When a person concludes thats someone's behavior is a result of their own
personal (internal) chacteristics, motives and intentions
situational attribution attributing behavior to the environment
Fundamental Attribution Error the tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to
underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of
personal disposition.
Self-serving bias to take personal credit for our own achievements and blame our failures on
situational factors
Self-fulfilling prophecy a tendency to let preconceived expectations influence one's behavior, thus
evoking those very expectations.
and CORRECT Answers
Social Psychology scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
Social Group two or more people sharing common goals and interests interact and influence
behavior on the other(s).
Norms an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior; prescribe "proper"
behavior
Outgroup "them"; people who are perceived as different or apart from out in-group
Social loafing the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their
efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable.
Deindividuation loss of self-awareness and self-restraint in situations that promote high arousal
and anonymity in groups.
Social Facilitation improved performance of well-learned tasks in front of others.
Group polarization the enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion within
the groups.
Groupthink the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-
making group overrides the realistic appraisal of alternatives
Bystander Effect the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other
bystanders are present.
Altruism the unselfish concern of one individual for the welfare of another.
Attribution Theory the theory that we explain someones' behavior by crediting either the situation
or the person's disposition.
dispostional attribution When a person concludes thats someone's behavior is a result of their own
personal (internal) chacteristics, motives and intentions
situational attribution attributing behavior to the environment
Fundamental Attribution Error the tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to
underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of
personal disposition.
Self-serving bias to take personal credit for our own achievements and blame our failures on
situational factors
Self-fulfilling prophecy a tendency to let preconceived expectations influence one's behavior, thus
evoking those very expectations.
