Reading Guide SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY – 8-10% of the AP Test What 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 actions Complete the following chart to explain how people respond to evidence and opinions How do people develop an attitude Example(s) about something? Central Route Persuasion Peripheral Route How does the foot-in-the-door phenomenon affect someone’s attitude? Provide an example of how this phenomenon can serve a positive purpose Explain how Philip Zambardo’s famous prison experiment proved that role-playing influences one’s attitude How can people effectively rid themselves about cognitive dissonance? does the chameleon effect play a role in conformity? how the chameleon effect plays a role during violent or dangerous events the following chart to describe experiments related to conformity What was the procedure of the What did the experiment prove Key terms related to this experiment? about social influence? experiment
Reading Guide – SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 8-10% of the AP Test What 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 actions Complete the following chart to explain how people respond to evidence and opinions How do people develop an attitude about something? Example(s) Central Route Persuasion Peripheral Route How does the foot-in-the-door phenomenon affect someone’s attitude? Provide an example of how this phenomenon can serve a positive purpose Explain how Philip Zambardo’s famous prison experiment proved that role-playing influences one’s attitude How can people effectively rid themselves about cognitive dissonance? does the chameleon effect play a role in conformity? how the chameleon effect plays a role during violent or dangerous events 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 experiment
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