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Social Influence and Attitudes Quiz

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What is the term for the process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events?

Attribution

Explanation

Explaining causes of behavior and events.

In social psychology, what does the term 'ingroup' refer to?

Groups to which we belong and identify with

Explanation

Groups we belong to and identify with.

According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory, what do individuals experience when they hold inconsistent beliefs or attitudes?

Cognitive dissonance

Explanation

Discomfort from holding inconsistent beliefs.

What term describes a negative attitude or emotional response toward a particular group?

Prejudice

Explanation

Negative attitude towards a group.

What is the term for the act of treating people differently based on their membership in a particular group?

Discrimination

Explanation

Treating people differently based on group membership.

Which theory suggests that people adjust their attitudes to be consistent with their behavior?

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Explanation

Adjusting attitudes to match behavior to reduce discomfort.

What type of social influence occurs when individuals conform to the expectations of a social role?

Role conformity

Explanation

Conforming to social roles' expectations.

Which term refers to the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present?

Bystander effect

Explanation

Reduced likelihood of helping when others are present.

Which type of conformity involves publicly agreeing with a group's opinion but privately maintaining one's own beliefs?

Compliance

Explanation

Public agreement, private belief retention.

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What is the term for a tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias

Explanation

Attributing successes internally, failures externally.

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According to the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), what determines whether a person will take the central or peripheral route to persuasion?

Relevance of the message

Explanation

Message relevance determines persuasion route.

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Which type of attitude change occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness or expertise?

Peripheral route persuasion

Explanation

Being influenced by incidental cues for attitude change.

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Which term describes the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working collectively compared to when working individually?

Social loafing

Explanation

Reduced effort in group tasks.

Social Influence and Attitudes Quiz

What is the term for the process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events?

In social psychology, what does the term 'ingroup' refer to?

According to Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory, what do individuals experience when they hold inconsistent beliefs or attitudes?

What term describes a negative attitude or emotional response toward a particular group?

What is the term for the act of treating people differently based on their membership in a particular group?

Which theory suggests that people adjust their attitudes to be consistent with their behavior?

What type of social influence occurs when individuals conform to the expectations of a social role?

Which term refers to the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present?

Which type of conformity involves publicly agreeing with a group's opinion but privately maintaining one's own beliefs?

What is the term for a tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors?

According to the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), what determines whether a person will take the central or peripheral route to persuasion?

Which type of attitude change occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness or expertise?

Which term describes the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working collectively compared to when working individually?

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