Social
Psychology
Test Review –
Unit Test #3
- definitions of prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination,
sexism, racism
- Ayres research on racial discrimination in car
salesmen
- definitions of gender-role norms, gender stereotypes,
gender stereotypes, etc.
- common perceptions about men and women
- Jackman and Senter study about gender
- social dominance orientation & authoritarianism as
related to prejudice
- definition of ethnocentrism
- relationship of religion and prejudice
- realistic group conflict theory as related to
prejudice
- just-world phenomenon
- definition & types of aggression
- instinct theory of aggression
- frustration theory of aggression, including
definitions of major terms
- social learning theory of aggression, including Bobo
doll study & honor cultures
- aggression cues
- need to belong, effects of ostracism
- concepts in attraction & liking, including proximity,
mere exposure, matching phenomenon
- different attributes offered/sought by men and women
in a mate
- studies about attractive faces
- similarity vs. complementarity
- Sternberg’s 3-part theory of love, including 7
combinations
- Gupta & Singh study about arranged marriages
- Schafer & Keith research about equity in marriage
- definitions of altruism and egoism
- various theories of altruism, especially
social-exchange, social responsibility, reciprocity
- evolutionary psychology perspectives on altruism,
limitations of theory
- bystander effect & other factors that increase or
decrease helping behavior
- Darley & Batson study with Princeton seminary students
- Effects of spiritual commitment on altruism
- Definitions of conflict and peace
- Definitions of social dilemma, tragedy of the commons,
zero-sum games
- Factors that facilitate conflict or cooperation
- Mirror image perceptions – definition, application,
sources