Psych 2 Social Study Guide Directions: Students there are links throughout this document to help you learn the terms and understand these concepts. Please watch the videos and read the articles, then answer the questions. You may use the powerpoint also. 1. What is social psychology? the branch of psychology that deals with social interactions, including their origins and their effects on the individual. 2. Read the article and watch videos on the following experiments: Explain what did we learn from the following experiments? a. Solomon Asch: Over the 12 critical trials, about 75% of participants conformed at least once, and 25% of participant never conformed. i. What does it mean to conform? b. Stanley Milgram social influence involving a change in belief or behavior in order to fit in with a group. i. Do you think we would get the same results today? Why or why not. c. Phil Zimbardo No i think people would not go crazy like what happened then i. What issues were an ethical violation? ‘ The prisoners did not agree on being arrested ii. what did we learn from this experiment? That they were going crazy 3. What is the attribution theory? attributions people make about events and behavior can be classed as either internal or external 4. Explain what is cognitive dissonance: Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors. 5. What is Bystander effect? that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present 6. What is altruism? look at Sir Nicholas Winton example? Now example what it is.: acting out of concern for the well-being of others, without regard to your own self-interest. 7. In Group versus out of group. in-group is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member. By contrast, an out-group is a social group with which an individual does not identify. 8. What is the difference to stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination? Include the components of each. Give an example for each please. a. Stereotype: stereotype is an over-generalized belief about a particular category of people b. Prejudice: affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership c. Discrimination: Discrimination is the act of making an unfavourable distinction for a being based on the group, class, or category to which they are perceived to belong. 9. What are attitudes? attitude is a psychological construct, a mental and emotional entity that inheres in 10. What is aggression? hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront. a. Who is more aggression? b. What tends to make some aggressive when others are not? 11. What is foot in the door phenomenon? a compliance tactic that aims at getting a person to agree to a large request by having them agree to a modest request first 12. What is door in your face phenomenon? The persuader attempts to convince the respondent to comply by making a large request that the respondent will most likely turn down, much like a metaphorical slamming of a door in the persuader's face. 13. Explain what is group polarization and group-think? 14. Identify what is the difference between social facilitation and social loafing?
