Download These are the AP Unit goals for social psychology

Social Psychology
AP Course Description
• Apply attribution theory to explain motives (e.g., fundamental attribution
error, self-serving bias).
• Anticipate the impact of behavior on a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• Discuss attitude formation and change, including persuasion strategies and
cognitive dissonance.
Terms
attribution theory
fundamental attribution error
self-fulfilling prophecy (Rosenthal and Jacobson)
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Attitude Formation and Change
The Relationship Between Attitudes and Behaviors
foot-in-door phenomenon/Door in the foot phenomena
cognitive dissonance (Festinger and Carlsmith)
• Describe the structure and function of different kinds of group behavior (e.g.,
deindividuation, group polarization).
• Explain how individuals respond to expectations of others, including
groupthink, conformity, and obedience to authority.
• Predict the impact of the presence of others on individual behavior (e.g.,
bystander effect, social facilitation).
• Identify important figures in social psychology (e.g., Solomon Asch, Stanley
Milgram).
• Describe the variables that contribute to altruism, aggression, and
attraction.
AP Course Description
• Describe the variables that contribute to altruism, aggression, and
attraction.
conformity
obedience
social facilitation
social loafing
bystander effect
deindividuation
group polarization
groupthink
self-fulfilling prophecy
Solomon Asch
Stanley Milgram
mere exposure effect
passionate love
companionate love
equity
self-disclosure
Terms
altruism
bystander effect
Antosocial/prosocial behaviors
• Describe the variables that contribute to altruism, aggression, and
attraction.
• Describe processes that contribute to differential treatment of group
members
(e.g., in-group/out-group dynamics, ethnocentrism, prejudice).
• Articulate the impact of social and cultural categories (e.g., gender, race,
ethnicity) on self-concept and relations with others.
frustration-aggression hypothesis
media influences on aggression
gender
race
ethnicity
prejudice
stereotype
discrimination
ingroup
outgroup
ingroup bias
scapegoat theory
just-world phenomenon
superordinate goals