Social Psychology UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

social psychologythe scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 723) attribution theorysuggests how we explain someone's behavior—by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 724) fundamental attribution errorthe tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 724) attitudefeelings often based on our beliefs, which predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 726) foot-in-the-door phenomenonthe tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request. (Myers Psychology 8e p. 727)