Social Psychology Questions
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What type of conformity is ISI most likely to lead to?
What did McGhee and Teevan (1967) find? how is this a limitation of the dual-process explanation of conformity?
the tendency of learned behavior to gradually revert to biologically predisposed patterns
uses attention-getting cues to trigger emotion based judgement
increasing behaviors by presenting a pleasurable stimulus; any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response
a set of expectations about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave
adding an aversive stimulus after an unwanted behavior to discourage a person from repeating the behavior
the enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion within the group
a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning
asking someone for an unreasonable request and if they say no, follow up with a more reasonable request
a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus
the concept that people are prone to exert less effort when working collectively in a group than individually
we overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations
frontal lobe neurons that some scientists believe fire when we perform certain actions or observe another doing so
increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing an aversive stimulus; any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response
an originally neutral stimulus, that after association with an unconditioned stimulus becomes responsive
the removal of a reinforcing stimulus following a behavior in order to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again
the study of societies and social groups
an unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus
any event that strengthens the behavior it follows