Social Psychology Treasure Hunt
Your assignment, which you will of course accept, is to find examples of the
following social psychology principles in your own life. You may use situations
you personally observed or read about, were involved in, or have seen on TV, in
movies, BETWEEN NOW AND THE DUE DATE. For each example, you are to
give a brief description (definition in your OWN words) of the behavior and a
real life example of how it fits the principle. You may work in teams of up to
three (3) people.
1. Fundamental Attribution Error
2. Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon
3. A new role that changes someone’s attitudes
4. Cognitive Dissonance Theory
5. Conforming due to Normative Social Influence
6. Conforming due to Informational Social Influence
7. Obedience at odds with social conscience
8. Social Facilitation
9. Social Loafing
10. Deindividuation
11. Group Polarization
12. Groupthink
13. Minority Influence
14. Prejudice
15. Stereotype
16. Ingroup Bias
17. Scapegoat Theory
18. Just-World Phenomenon
19. Frustration-Aggression Principle
20. Social Trap
21. Mere Exposure Effect
22. Altruism
23. Bystander Effect
24. Social Exchange Theory
25. Superordinate Goals