Attitudes and Behavior in Social Psychology Quiz

Attitude refers to a set of beliefs and feelings about objects, people, and events.

In the context of social psychology, 'ingroup' refers to a group to which an individual belongs and identifies with.

Impression formation is the term for the process of forming impressions of others.

The foot-in-the-door technique is an example of a compliance technique in social psychology.

Conformity is the term for the process of changing one's behavior or beliefs to match those of others.

Conformity is the process by which individuals adjust their behavior or thinking to a group standard.

Cognitive dissonance theory suggests that people are motivated to reduce discomfort caused by inconsistency between their beliefs and their actions.

The bystander effect is the tendency for individuals to be less likely to help in an emergency situation when others are present.

Self-serving bias refers to the tendency for individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors.

According to social identity theory, an individual's self-concept is determined by membership in social groups and categories.

Group polarization describes the phenomenon in which people become more extreme in their views after discussing them with like-minded individuals.

The central route to persuasion in social psychology involves careful consideration of the arguments and evidence.

Self-perception theory posits that people's attitudes are formed through observation of their own behaviors.

According to the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), whether people will engage in central or peripheral route processing is determined by the relevance of the message to their goals.