#1
What term describes the process of explaining the causes of people's behavior, including our own?
Social Attribution
ExplanationProcess of explaining behaviors, including our own, in social contexts.
#2
What is the term for the process of categorizing people into groups based on common characteristics?
Stereotyping
ExplanationCategorizing people based on shared traits, often oversimplified.
#3
Which term describes the phenomenon where individuals engage in risky behavior when part of a group?
Risky Shift
ExplanationEngaging in riskier behavior in groups than individually.
#4
What term refers to the tendency to attribute one's success to internal factors and failures to external factors?
Self-Serving Bias
ExplanationAttributing success to oneself and failures to external factors.
#5
Which concept involves the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working collectively in a group toward a common goal?
Social Loafing
ExplanationExerting less effort in a group than individually toward a goal.
#6
What term describes the phenomenon where people tend to conform to the behavior and opinions of a majority group?
Conformity
ExplanationAdopting behavior and opinions of the majority group.
#7
Which concept refers to the tendency to attribute one's own behavior to external factors while attributing others' behavior to internal factors?
Fundamental Attribution Error
ExplanationTendency to blame external factors for others and internal factors for oneself.
#8
In social psychology, what does the term 'groupthink' refer to?
The tendency for group members to conform and adopt a narrow view of a situation
ExplanationGroup members conforming to narrow views without critical thinking.
#9
Which term describes the phenomenon where the presence of others inhibits individual performance?
Social Loafing
ExplanationIndividuals exerting less effort when part of a group.
#10
What is the term for the tendency to believe that others are paying more attention to us than they actually are?
Spotlight Effect
ExplanationOverestimating others' attention on oneself.
#11
What does the Asch conformity experiments primarily demonstrate?
The power of social norms and the pressure to conform
ExplanationDemonstrates pressure to conform to social norms.
#12
What is the term for the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors?
False Consensus Effect
ExplanationOverestimating others' agreement with our beliefs and actions.
#13
Which theory suggests that individuals seek to maintain consistency in their beliefs and attitudes?
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
ExplanationSeeking consistency in beliefs and attitudes to avoid discomfort.