Study Guide for Social Psychology
(Chapter 18 - pages 549-591)
Study Guide for Social Psychology
(Chapter 18 - pages 549-591)
- The Definition of Social Psychology
- Zimbardo's Prisoner-Guard Experiment
-Conformity
- Obediance to Authority
- Helping Behavior
Chapter 18: Social Psychology
1. Discuss attribution theory, focusing on the fundamental attribution error, and describe some possible effects of attribution.
2. Define attitude and identify the conditions under which attitudes predict behavior.
3. Describe how actions influence attitudes and explain how cognitive dissonance theory accounts for this phenomenon.
4. Describe the results of Asch's experiments on conformity and distinguish between normative and informational social influence.
5. Summarize the findings from Milgram's obedience studies.
6. Discuss how the presence of others may produce social facilitation, social loafing, or deindividuation.
7. Describe group polarization and show how it can be a source of groupthink.
8. Discuss the the influence of culture and gender roles on behavior.
9. Describe the roles of social inequalities, ingroup bias, and scapegoating in prejudice.
10. Discuss the cognitive roots of prejudice.
11. Describe the impact of biology, aversive events, and learning experiences on aggressive behavior.
12. Discuss the effects of television violence and pornographic films on viewers.
14. Identify factors that fuel conflict and discuss effective ways of resolving such conflict.
15. Identify the determinants of social attraction and distinguish between passionate and companionate love.
16. Describe and explain the bystander effect.
Social Psychology Links
Social Psychology at Syracuse University (the oldest program in the world)Social Cognition (also has links to many social psychology journals)
Books that Changed My Life (see Stanley Milgram)
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