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Mrs. Gallagher's Social Psychology Review Games

Please use these games to begin your study for the exam.

AB
obedienceBehavior that occurs when people follow a direct command.
conformityActing in accordance with behavior of group.
complianceActing in accordance with behavior of group, but privately disagreeing.
attributionAttempting to understand how we interpret people's behavior.
social psychologyHow behavior of individual's is influenced by others.
empty lovecommitment only
self-fulfilling prophecyTendency for one's expectations to make a second person behave in accordance with these expectations.
consummate lovePassion, intimacy, and commitment.
dispositional attributionThink one's personality or disposition is resposible for behavior.
situational attributionThink circumstances are responsible for behavior.
fundamental attribution errorFailing to recognize the influence of circumstances on the behavior of others while making dispositional attributions.
self-serving biasExplaining own good behavior in terms of dispositon and bad behavior in terms of situation.
persuasionAttempts to influence attitudes and behavior.
SternbergThree components for different types of love.
SchacterStudied our need for others.
SherifStudied formation of norms and how we conform in ambiguous situations.
MilgramStudied obedience.
AschShowed how people conform even in clear-cut situations.
socializationeaching and learning process in which a culture transmits its values, norms, language, and symbols through social interaction.
cultureSymbols, language, norms, and values held in common by people who share a distinctive way of life.
normsUnwritten rules for accepted and expect behavior in a culture.
valuesBroad principles people in a society consider important and desirable.
groupsA collection of two or more people who influence each other through social interaction for more than a few moments and work toward a common goal.
likingIntimacy only.
romantic lovePassion and intimacy.
companionate loveIntimacy and commitment.
fatuous lovePassion and commitment.
consummate lovePassion, commitment, and intimacy.
infatuationPassion only.
empty loveCommitment only.
bystander effectThe greater the number of bystanders looking on in an emergency (or any other time help is needed), the less likely any one of them will be to help.
social loafingPhenomenon observed in groups, in which each member of the group exerts less effort than they would individually.
deindividuationCondition that occurs when an individual in a group loses his sense of individuality and sense of self-awareness resulting in behavior that is less constrained and inhibited.
groupthinkTendency of a group to emphasize agreement within the group at the expense of critical thinking.
group polarizationThe shift in judgment following group discussion to a more extreme alternative than the average of individual judgments made before the discussion.
Anxious peopleseek anxious people with similar anxiety.
Best predictor of friendshipproximity
decreases obedienceAuthority is distant.
two-factor theory of romantic loveA state of intense emotional arousal is associated with an appropriate romantic partner causing belief that one is ‘in love.’
Group size conducive to conformity3-5


Kathleen Gallagher

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