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5172075-161925AP Book: Chapter 16, pgs. 672-721Baron’s Book: Chapter 14, pgs. 273-290AP Book: Chapter 16, pgs. 672-721Baron’s Book: Chapter 14, pgs. 273-290-104775-161925AP PsychologySocial PsychSpring 201500AP PsychologySocial PsychSpring 2015Reading Guide – SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY8-10% of the AP TestWhat connections are social psychologists responsible for researching? And how do they carry this out?How does the attribution theory explain human behavior?Explain the fundamental attribution error. Provide an example of a time when people have committed it.Provide two examples to explain how attitude affects actionsComplete the following chart to explain how people respond to evidence and opinionsHow do people develop an attitude about something?Example(s)Central Route PersuasionPeripheral RouteHow does the foot-in-the-door phenomenon affect someone’s attitude?Provide an example of how this phenomenon can serve a positive purposeExplain how Philip Zambardo’s famous prison experiment proved that role-playing influences one’s attitudeHow can people effectively rid themselves about cognitive dissonance?How does the chameleon effect play a role in conformity?Explain how the chameleon effect plays a role during violent or dangerous eventsComplete the following chart to describe experiments related to conformity What was the procedure of the experiment?What did the experiment prove about social influence?Key terms related to this experimentSolomon Asch’s line experimentConformity:Robert Baron’s lineup experimentNormative Social Influence:Informational Social Influence:Stanley Milgram’s obedience studyObedience:List at least three lessons that psychologists have learned from conformity experimentsHow does social facilitation relate to large groups of people?Provide two examples of behavior that are enhanced when other people are presentWhat is the definition of social loafing?Explain how group polarization relates to group interactionProvide an example of group polarizationUse some historical examples to explain how groupthink functionsHow was Mahatma Gandhi a minority influence?Complete the following chart to explain social relationsWhat is it?Example from society/AP bookPrejudiceStereotypeDiscriminationProvide some examples of cases of the “ingroup” and “outgroup”What does the scapegoat theory have to go with prejudice?When we categorize people and groups, what role does the other-race effect play?Explain the just-world phenomenon and provide an example of itComplete the following chart to explain the origins of aggressionExplanationExample(s)Genetic influences on aggressionNeural influences on aggressionBiochemical influences on aggressionSocial and Cultural influences on aggressionProvide an example of the frustration-aggression principle in societyExplain why it is so difficult to pin down a true cause for aggressionWhat role do violent video games and films play in teaching and/or releasing aggression?Complete the following chart to explain why we are attracted to certain peopleWhat role does it play in attraction?Example from society/AP BookProximityPhysical AttractivenessSimilarityWhat is passionate love (in comparison to a general attraction)?Describe what companionate love is and how equity plays a role in creating a good relationshipComplete the following chart to explain how altruism plays a role in each scenario or exampleHow does it influence our altruistic behavior?Example(s)Bystander EffectSocial Exchange TheoryReciprocity NormSocial-Responsibility NormWhat is a social trap and how does it promote conflicts/violence?Provide an example of mirror-image perceptionsWhat are four ways that people groups can remove feelings of aggression and prejudice to create peace?What does the strategy known as GRIT promote? ................
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