PSYCH 101 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
1. Social Psychology ANS Scientific study of how a person's behavior, thoughts, and
feelings are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others
2. Conformity ANS Changing behavior to closely match with others
3. Compliance ANS Changing ones behavior as a result of other people directly asking
for the change
4. Obedience ANS Changing one's behavior at the command of a real or perceived
authority figure
5. What was Stanley Milgram's study? ANS What was he trying to measure?Milgram's
experiment was meant to see how far ordinary, rational, people would go with the
harmful act of shocking another human being based on the orders of an "authority
figure"
6. What did Milgram's experiment prove? ANS It proved that blind obedience, or
obedience without question, is normal
7. Cognitive Dissonance ANS Discomfort when our behavior doesn't match our attitude
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8. When Kitty Genovese was coming home one night, she was attacked and stabbed
multiple times. The event was heard and observed by her neighbors, but it took a
while for anyone to take action and call the police. As a result of this, Kitty died. ANS
Summarize the tragic story of Kitty Genovese.
9. What does the bystander effect suggest? ANS Helping becomes less likely as the
number of bystanders increases
10. What does diffusion of responsibility suggest? ANS When more people are
present, one thinks the others share responsibility, so they're less likely to help
11. Aggression ANS Behavior intended to hurt another person
12. Social Role ANS Pattern of behavior expected of a person in a particular social
position
13. Personality ANS A unique way in which people think, feel, and behave throughout
life
14. Id, Ego, Superego ANS Freud suggests personality can be divided into these three
divisions.
1. Social Psychology ANS Scientific study of how a person's behavior, thoughts, and
feelings are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others
2. Conformity ANS Changing behavior to closely match with others
3. Compliance ANS Changing ones behavior as a result of other people directly asking
for the change
4. Obedience ANS Changing one's behavior at the command of a real or perceived
authority figure
5. What was Stanley Milgram's study? ANS What was he trying to measure?Milgram's
experiment was meant to see how far ordinary, rational, people would go with the
harmful act of shocking another human being based on the orders of an "authority
figure"
6. What did Milgram's experiment prove? ANS It proved that blind obedience, or
obedience without question, is normal
7. Cognitive Dissonance ANS Discomfort when our behavior doesn't match our attitude
, PSYCH 101 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
8. When Kitty Genovese was coming home one night, she was attacked and stabbed
multiple times. The event was heard and observed by her neighbors, but it took a
while for anyone to take action and call the police. As a result of this, Kitty died. ANS
Summarize the tragic story of Kitty Genovese.
9. What does the bystander effect suggest? ANS Helping becomes less likely as the
number of bystanders increases
10. What does diffusion of responsibility suggest? ANS When more people are
present, one thinks the others share responsibility, so they're less likely to help
11. Aggression ANS Behavior intended to hurt another person
12. Social Role ANS Pattern of behavior expected of a person in a particular social
position
13. Personality ANS A unique way in which people think, feel, and behave throughout
life
14. Id, Ego, Superego ANS Freud suggests personality can be divided into these three
divisions.
