AP Psychology social psychology and psychological disorders and treatment content beyond the core unit decks.
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- In Asch's conformity experiments, what percentage of participants conformed at least once to obviously incorrect group answers?
- Approximately 75 percent
- In Milgram's obedience studies, what percentage of participants administered the maximum 450-volt shock?
- Approximately 65 percent
- What is groupthink?
- Deteriorated decision-making when cohesive groups prioritize harmony and consensus over realistic appraisal of alternatives
- Name one symptom of groupthink.
- Any of the following: illusion of invulnerability, unquestioned belief in the group's morality, stereotyped views of opponents, mindguards, or illusion of unanimity
- According to social facilitation theory, when does an audience improve performance?
- When the task is well-learned or simple
- According to social facilitation theory, when does an audience decrease performance?
- When the task is complex or newly learned
- What is deindividuation?
- Loss of self-awareness and normal restraints that occurs in large groups, often leading to uninhibited behavior
- What is the bystander effect?
- The tendency of individuals to be less likely to offer help when other people are present
- What is diffusion of responsibility?
- The tendency for individuals to feel less personal responsibility for helping when others are present
- Define the actor-observer bias.
- The tendency to attribute one's own behavior to situational factors while attributing others' behavior to personal characteristics
- Define the fundamental attribution error.
- The tendency to overestimate the influence of personal characteristics and underestimate the influence of situational factors when explaining others' behavior
- What is the foot-in-the-door technique?
- A compliance method where a small initial request is followed by a larger request, making people more likely to agree to the larger request
- What is the door-in-the-face technique?
- A compliance method where an unreasonably large initial request is refused, followed by a more reasonable request that is then more likely to be accepted
- What is cognitive dissonance?
- The psychological discomfort experienced when holding two conflicting beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors
- Distinguish between prejudice and discrimination.
- Prejudice is a negative attitude or belief about a group; discrimination is unfair treatment of individuals based on group membership