Psychology
Mr. Detjen
Chapter Reading/Study Guide
13. “Social Psychology”
I. Chapter Outline. For each chapter, begin by taking notes on the chapter’s content, by writing a
comprehensive and annotated outline. The purpose of this task is to habituate yourself to taking notes on what
you read. And the more and better and effortfully you “frontload” notes here, the less you will need to re-read
the text when exams roll around. A “comprehensive and annotated” outline is not just a listing of the chapter’s
headings and subsections, but rather a system of note-taking that is your own balance of efficiency and
completeness. The style does not matter (Cornell, bullets, full sentences…); efficient and comprehensive does.
II. Vocabulary. Define the following words completely and comprehensively.
social psychology
stereotype
attribution theory
fundamental attribution error
attitudes
informational social influence
normative social influence
obedience
deindividuation
social contagion
social facilitation
social loafing
risky shift
group polarization effect
groupthink
social identity
social identity theory
ethnocentrism
prejudice
discrimination
mere exposure effect
romantic love
affectionate love
social exchange theory
investment model
false consensus effect
positive illusions
self-serving bias
sekf0objectification
stereotype threat
social comparison
cognitive dissonance
self-perception theory
elaboration likelihood
model
altruism
egotism
empathy
bystander effect
aggression
conformity
III. Section Review Questions. Following each major section of each chapter you will find 3 review questions
that ask you to both summarize and think critically about or analyze the content of the chapter. Answer each of
these in a comprehensive and critically thoughtful paragraph (or more, as needed) of 10-15 sentences.