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Social Behavior in Groups: Chapter 16 Study Guide by Warmbold Boggs, Study notes of Psychology

Oakton Community CollegePsychology

This study guide by warmbold boggs explores various concepts related to social behavior in groups, including group norms, attribution, conformity, obedience, persuasive techniques, prejudice, and aggression. Topics covered include milgram's obedience experiment, foot-in-the-door and door-in-the-face effects, cognitive dissonance, and indoctrination techniques used by cults.

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Psychology 101
Warmbold Boggs
Study Guide for Chapter 16: Social Behavior in Groups
1. (Skip to p. 608) Explain what a group norm is and how this was illustrated by the
experiment with littering.
2. Explain what and “attribution” is as well as what the most common mistake we
make when trying to explain a person’s behavior—fundamental attribution error.
3. Explain the “actor-observer” impact on whether we attribute behavior to a
person’s choice and/or personality or to their situation.
4. Provide three examples of how people will conform to the pressures of their
group—for obvious reasons!
5. Explain the various ways in which groups enforce conformity.
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Psychology 101 Warmbold Boggs Study Guide for Chapter 16: Social Behavior in Groups

  1. (Skip to p. 608) Explain what a group norm is and how this was illustrated by the experiment with littering.
  2. Explain what and “attribution” is as well as what the most common mistake we make when trying to explain a person’s behavior—fundamental attribution error.
  3. Explain the “actor-observer” impact on whether we attribute behavior to a person’s choice and/or personality or to their situation.
  4. Provide three examples of how people will conform to the pressures of their group—for obvious reasons!
  5. Explain the various ways in which groups enforce conformity.
  1. Explain Milgram’s classic obedience experiment relative to how it was conducted and what the results were.
  2. Explain the follow-up studies by Milgram and their various implications.
  3. Describe and provide an example of each of the following types of “persuasive” techniques. a) Foot-in-the-door Effect: b) Door-in-the-Face Effect: c) The Low-Ball Technique:
  4. Describe ways in which assertiveness training can be conducted to enable us to follow our conscience instead of group pressures.
  1. Explain the types of indoctrination techniques used by POW camps.
  2. Explain how the cults such as the one lead by Jim Jones function to take total control over people’s behaviors and thinking.
  3. Explain both the recruitment and conversion process of cults.
  4. Define and provide several examples of prejudice.
  5. Describe the major forces that encourage people to become prejudiced.
  6. Describe the personality and belief systems of people prone to becoming prejudiced.
  1. Prejudices tend to discourage us to interact with people toward whom we feel prejudiced. Explain the various negative attitudes and behaviors that often occur between groups ‘in conflict.’
  2. Explain what a stereotype is. Then describe your stereotype of: a) homeless people; b) people who are obese; c) people with purple hair.
  3. Explain how we respond to a person who doesn’t “fit” our stereotype to allow us to still feel convinced that our stereotype is accurate.
  4. Relative to the box titled “Terrorists, Enemies and Infidels,” what thinking processes to people use to make them feel that their violent behavior toward their enemies.
  5. Explain the experiment conducted by Jan Elliot with blue-eyed and brown-eyed children in her class and what the results were.
  1. (To p. 667) Explain the various things that has been learned about how juries operate that make them less than ideal groups to determine guilt or innocence.
  2. Describe the jury selection process and how this can impact the results of trials.
  3. Explain the ground-breaking “Prison Experiment,” that is thoroughly explained with pictures and analysis at the following website: http://www.prisonexp.org/slide-4.htm