Social psychologists are more likely to examine how external influences determine behavior. This is called————; whereas personality psychologists are likely to promote the idea that internal factors determine behavior. This is called———–.
A. Situational; dispositionism.
B. Dispositionism; situationalism.
C. Attribution; internal factor analysis
2. Priscilla did poorly on her test and wants to go home to turn on the TV and relax. When she walks in, she finds her roommates already on the couch watching her favorite show. Priscilla thinks her roommate is lazy and thinks her roommate should move since Priscilla obviously had a bad day. This is an example of the
A. Fundamental attribution error
B. Actor-observer bias
C. Attribution effect
3. Blaming the poor for their poverty is a ——— explanation and ignores other factors like high unemployment or family situations.
A. Dispositional
B. Temporary
C. Situational
4. Evan was annoyed because Erika tagged him in a picture he found embarrassing. He untagged himself so that others wouldn’t see, but Erika tagged him again. Erika broke one of the———— of Facebook.
A. Social expectations
B. Social norms
C. Scripts
5. ———– say that guards should be authoritarian and prisoners should be submissive, which is exactly how they were in the Stanford prison experiment.
A. Cognitive norms
B. Social norms
C. Social scripts
6. The————- component of an attitude compels us to act a certain way to align our behavior with our belief.
A. Affective
B. Cognitive
C. Behavioral
7. ———- is the process of change in our attitude toward something based on some kind of communication.
A. Persuasion
B. Cognitive dissonance
C. Attitude change
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