CognitiveDissonanceUncomfortablestate due todiscrepancybetween twoattitudes, beliefs,or behaviorsConformityAdjustingbehavior tothe groupstandardCulturethe customs, arts,social institutions,and achievementsof a particularnation, people, orother social groupDiscriminationNegative behaviorindividuals from aspecific group dueto unjust negativebehaviorSocialLoafingLess effort byindividuals whenefforts are pooledand groupaccountability ishigherSocialFacilitationImprovedperformance oneasy tasks; worseon difficult tasks inthe presence ofothersNorms Understoodrules foraccepted andexpectedbehaviorObediencethe act of carryingout the requests orcommands of aperson of higherstatus within asocial hierarchyPeripheralRoutePersuasionOccurs whenpeople areinfluenced byincidental cues,like a speaker'sattractivenessGroupthinkWhen desire forharmony overridesrealistic appraisalin decision-makingAtttitudeOverallevaluation ofsome aspect ofthe world--people, issues,or objectsDeindividuationPeople actdifferently ingroups thanthey wouldindividuallyPrejudiceAttitude(generallynegative)towardmembers of agroupFoot-in-the-doorPhenomenonAgreeing to asmall request forthe purpose ofagreeing to alarger requestlaterInformationalSocialInfluenceAa person conformsbecause they have adesire to be right,and look to otherswho they believe mayhave moreinformationAsch'sConformityExperimentsexperiment toinvestigate the extentto which socialpressure from amajority group couldaffect a person toconformSocialCognitionThe way peopleperceive and dealwith info andfeelings aboutothers and theworldSocialPsychologyThe area of psychthat focuses on howpeople think aboutothers and interact inrelationships andgroupsSocialContagionthe spread ofbehaviors, attitudes,and affect throughcrowds and othertypes of socialaggregates from onemember to anotherMereExposureEffectChange inattitude due tofamiliarity withsomeone orthingPersuasionAttempt tochangepeople'sattitudesStanleyMillgram(Pg 478)American socialpsychologist, bestknown for hiscontroversialexperiments onobedience conductedin the 1960s during hisprofessorship at YaleNormativeSocialInfluencePeer Pressure -where a personconforms to fit in withthe group becausethey don't want toappear foolish or beleft outCentralRoutePersuasionOccurs whenpeople areinfluenced byevidence andarguments RoleSetexpectations fora socialposition:definingbehaviorRealisticConflictTheorywhenever there are two ormore groups that areseeking the same limitedresources, this will lead toconflict, negativestereotypes and beliefs,and discrimination betweenthe groupsAttributionTheoryprocess ofinferring thecauses of eventsor behaviors,internal vs.externalFundamentalAttributionErroran individual'stendency to attributeanother's actions totheir character orpersonality, whileattributing theirbehavior to externalsituational factorsoutside of their controlStereotypeBelief aboutpeople basedoncategorizationImplicitProcessesCognition thathappensoutside of ourawareness;also termedautomaticGroupPolarizationsame-wayenhancementof group'sopinions aftergroupconversationsCognitiveDissonanceUncomfortablestate due todiscrepancybetween twoattitudes, beliefs,or behaviorsConformityAdjustingbehavior tothe groupstandardCulturethe customs, arts,social institutions,and achievementsof a particularnation, people, orother social groupDiscriminationNegative behaviorindividuals from aspecific group dueto unjust negativebehaviorSocialLoafingLess effort byindividuals whenefforts are pooledand groupaccountability ishigherSocialFacilitationImprovedperformance oneasy tasks; worseon difficult tasks inthe presence ofothersNorms Understoodrules foraccepted andexpectedbehaviorObediencethe act of carryingout the requests orcommands of aperson of higherstatus within asocial hierarchyPeripheralRoutePersuasionOccurs whenpeople areinfluenced byincidental cues,like a speaker'sattractivenessGroupthinkWhen desire forharmony overridesrealistic appraisalin decision-makingAtttitudeOverallevaluation ofsome aspect ofthe world--people, issues,or objectsDeindividuationPeople actdifferently ingroups thanthey wouldindividuallyPrejudiceAttitude(generallynegative)towardmembers of agroupFoot-in-the-doorPhenomenonAgreeing to asmall request forthe purpose ofagreeing to alarger requestlaterInformationalSocialInfluenceAa person conformsbecause they have adesire to be right,and look to otherswho they believe mayhave moreinformationAsch'sConformityExperimentsexperiment toinvestigate the extentto which socialpressure from amajority group couldaffect a person toconformSocialCognitionThe way peopleperceive and dealwith info andfeelings aboutothers and theworldSocialPsychologyThe area of psychthat focuses on howpeople think aboutothers and interact inrelationships andgroupsSocialContagionthe spread ofbehaviors, attitudes,and affect throughcrowds and othertypes of socialaggregates from onemember to anotherMereExposureEffectChange inattitude due tofamiliarity withsomeone orthingPersuasionAttempt tochangepeople'sattitudesStanleyMillgram(Pg 478)American socialpsychologist, bestknown for hiscontroversialexperiments onobedience conductedin the 1960s during hisprofessorship at YaleNormativeSocialInfluencePeer Pressure -where a personconforms to fit in withthe group becausethey don't want toappear foolish or beleft outCentralRoutePersuasionOccurs whenpeople areinfluenced byevidence andargumentsRoleSetexpectations fora socialposition:definingbehaviorRealisticConflictTheorywhenever there are two ormore groups that areseeking the same limitedresources, this will lead toconflict, negativestereotypes and beliefs,and discrimination betweenthe groupsAttributionTheoryprocess ofinferring thecauses of eventsor behaviors,internal vs.externalFundamentalAttributionErroran individual'stendency to attributeanother's actions totheir character orpersonality, whileattributing theirbehavior to externalsituational factorsoutside of their controlStereotypeBelief aboutpeople basedoncategorizationImplicitProcessesCognition thathappensoutside of ourawareness;also termedautomaticGroupPolarizationsame-wayenhancementof group'sopinions aftergroupconversations

Social Psychology Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Uncomfortable state due to discrepancy between two attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors
    Cognitive Dissonance
  2. Adjusting behavior to the group standard
    Conformity
  3. the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group
    Culture
  4. Negative behavior individuals from a specific group due to unjust negative behavior
    Discrimination
  5. Less effort by individuals when efforts are pooled and group accountability is higher
    Social Loafing
  6. Improved performance on easy tasks; worse on difficult tasks in the presence of others
    Social Facilitation
  7. Understood rules for accepted and expected behavior
    Norms
  8. the act of carrying out the requests or commands of a person of higher status within a social hierarchy
    Obedience
  9. Occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, like a speaker's attractiveness
    Peripheral Route Persuasion
  10. When desire for harmony overrides realistic appraisal in decision-making
    Groupthink
  11. Overall evaluation of some aspect of the world--people, issues, or objects
    Atttitude
  12. People act differently in groups than they would individually
    Deindividuation
  13. Attitude (generally negative) toward members of a group
    Prejudice
  14. Agreeing to a small request for the purpose of agreeing to a larger request later
    Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon
  15. Aa person conforms because they have a desire to be right, and look to others who they believe may have more information
    Informational Social Influence
  16. experiment to investigate the extent to which social pressure from a majority group could affect a person to conform
    Asch's Conformity Experiments
  17. The way people perceive and deal with info and feelings about others and the world
    Social Cognition
  18. The area of psych that focuses on how people think about others and interact in relationships and groups
    Social Psychology
  19. the spread of behaviors, attitudes, and affect through crowds and other types of social aggregates from one member to another
    Social Contagion
  20. Change in attitude due to familiarity with someone or thing
    Mere Exposure Effect
  21. Attempt to change people's attitudes
    Persuasion
  22. American social psychologist, best known for his controversial experiments on obedience conducted in the 1960s during his professorship at Yale
    Stanley Millgram (Pg 478)
  23. Peer Pressure - where a person conforms to fit in with the group because they don't want to appear foolish or be left out
    Normative Social Influence
  24. Occurs when people are influenced by evidence and arguments
    Central Route Persuasion
  25. Set expectations for a social position: defining behavior
    Role
  26. whenever there are two or more groups that are seeking the same limited resources, this will lead to conflict, negative stereotypes and beliefs, and discrimination between the groups
    Realistic Conflict Theory
  27. process of inferring the causes of events or behaviors, internal vs. external
    Attribution Theory
  28. an individual's tendency to attribute another's actions to their character or personality, while attributing their behavior to external situational factors outside of their control
    Fundamental Attribution Error
  29. Belief about people based oncategorization
    Stereotype
  30. Cognition that happens outside of our awareness; also termed automatic
    Implicit Processes
  31. same-way enhancement of group's opinions after group conversations
    Group Polarization