Social Psychology Study Guide
1. Definition of Social Psychology
2. What does the brain scan of someone that has been rejected look like?
3. What is the spotlight effect?
4. What are advantages and disadvantages of having a high or low self-esteem?
5. Define explicit and implicit self-esteem. Be prepared to decipher if something is an example of one of these
terms.
6. Define explicit and implicit egotism. Be prepared to decipher if something is an example of one of these terms.
7. Understand the purpose of the Stanford Prison Study.
8. Understand the different between situational and dispositional attribution.
9. Are attitudes good predictors of behavior?
10. What is the self-perception theory? Be prepared to decipher if something is an example of this term of not.
11. What is the foot-in-the-door theory? Be prepared to decipher if something is an example of this term of not.
12. What is cognitive dissonance theory? Be prepared to decipher if something is an example of this term of not.
13. Understand the difference between central and peripheral route persuasion. Be prepared to decipher if
something is an example of one of these terms.
14. Understand the purpose of the Ash Line Study.
15. What are the primary influences of interpersonal attractions?
16. What are the main interests of men and women in a mate?
17. When are bystanders more likely to help?
18. What is the order of the following terms: prejudice, discrimination, and stereotype?
19. Are stereotypes always negative?
20. What is the scapegoat theory?
21. What is the purpose of the Prisoner’s Dilemma?
22. What was the procedures and results of the Robbers Cave Study?