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AP Psychology - Social Psychology Questions and
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Social Psychology
Ans: The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to
one another.
Attribution Theory
Ans: The theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either
the situation (external) or the person's disposition (internal).
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Ans: The tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to
underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact
of personal disposition.
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Attitude
Ans: Feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to
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respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events. (ABC)
Central Route Persuasion
Ans: Attitude change path in which interested people focus on the
arguments, facts and respond with favorable thoughts.
Peripheral Route Persuasion
Ans: Attitude change path in which people are influenced by incidental
cues, emotional responses such as a speaker's attractiveness.
Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon
Ans: The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request
to comply later with a larger request.
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Role
Ans: A set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how
those in the position ought to behave.
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Ans: The theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we
feel when two of our thoughts (cognition) are inconsistent. For example,
when our awareness of our attitudes and of our actions clash, we can
reduce the resulting discomfort by changing our attitudes.
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Conformity
Ans: Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group
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standard.
Normative Social Influence
Ans: Influence (conforming) resulting from a person's desire to gain
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approval or avoid disapproval.
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Informational Social Influence
Ans: Influence (conforming) resulting from one's willingness to accept
others' opinions about reality.
Social Facilitation
Ans: Stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence
of others.
Social Loafing
Ans: 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
AP Psychology - Social Psychology Questions and
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Social Psychology
Ans: The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to
one another.
Attribution Theory
Ans: The theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either
the situation (external) or the person's disposition (internal).
Assignment Expert
Fundamental Attribution Error
Guru01 - Stuvia
Ans: The tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to
underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact
of personal disposition.
2026
Attitude
Ans: Feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to
©
respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events. (ABC)
Central Route Persuasion
Ans: Attitude change path in which interested people focus on the
arguments, facts and respond with favorable thoughts.
Peripheral Route Persuasion
Ans: Attitude change path in which people are influenced by incidental
cues, emotional responses such as a speaker's attractiveness.
Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon
Ans: The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request
to comply later with a larger request.
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Role
Ans: A set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how
those in the position ought to behave.
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Ans: The theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we
feel when two of our thoughts (cognition) are inconsistent. For example,
when our awareness of our attitudes and of our actions clash, we can
reduce the resulting discomfort by changing our attitudes.
Assignment Expert
Conformity
Ans: Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group
Guru01 - Stuvia
standard.
Normative Social Influence
Ans: Influence (conforming) resulting from a person's desire to gain
2026
approval or avoid disapproval.
©
Informational Social Influence
Ans: Influence (conforming) resulting from one's willingness to accept
others' opinions about reality.
Social Facilitation
Ans: Stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence
of others.
Social Loafing
Ans: 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
