Chapter 15:  Social Psychology

TERMS:
Social Psychology
Person perception
	Physical appearance/attractiveness
	Cognitive schemas
	Social schemas
		Stereotypes
	Illusory correlations
	Perceptual salience (in class)
	Selective recall
Attribution Process
	Internal/External attribution
	Actor-Observer Bias
	Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE)
	Defensive Attribution
	Self Serving Bias

Interpersonal attraction
Proximity
Attractiveness
Matching hypothesis
	Similarity effects
	Reciprocity effects
Passionate Love
Companionate Love
Secure attachment
Avoidant attachment
Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment
Attitudes
Persuasion (changing attitudes)
	Source factors
	Message factors
	Channel factors
	Receiver factors
Lattitude of acceptance
Cognitive Dissonance
Conformity
Asch Study
Obedience
Milgram Study
Group Behavior
Group Bystander effects
	Deindividuation
	Diffusion of responsibility
Social Loafing
Group Polarization
Groupthink

DGQ: What are the 4 factors that may influence the persuasiveness of an argument?  List and define aspects of each of these factors that are important in the persuasiveness of a message.

KEY QUESTIONS:
1.	Name and briefly explain the six topic areas of social psychology presented in class.
2.	What are schemas? How does the "stereotype" concept relate to schemas? 
3.	Name positive and negative aspects of stereotyping?
4.	How does selective recall and perceptual salience contribute to illusory correlations?
5.	Name 3 conditions that initiate the attribution processes?
6.	Name the 4 types of common biases in attribution and briefly define each.
7.	What are 4 influential factors in the generation of interpersonal attraction?
8.	Shaver and Hazen suggest that our adult loving relationships are strongly influenced by attachment relationships with our parents.  Name and characterize these "attachment styles".
9.	What is an attitude?  What are the 3 dimensions that comprise an attitude?  Give an example of an attitude and define it on each dimension.
10.	How have advertisers used classical conditioning techniques to sell their products?  What is the theory behind this "persuasion technique"?  Give an example.
11.	Define conformity and list a couple factors affecting conformity.  
12.	Define obedience.  Why were Milgram's studies of obedience "shocking" to experts in psychology when they were reported?  What are the implications of Miligram's research?
13.	What is the bystander intervention effect?  How is this effect related to the concept of "diffusion of responsibility"?  What are two variables that contribute to this diffusion of responsibility?
14.	What is social loafing, and how is it related to loss of group productivity?  What are 3 conditions that promote social loafing?
15.	How does the concept of a "risky shift" relate to group polarization effects?
16.	What are 5 antecedent conditions and symptoms of groupthink (named in class)?