SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ATTRIBUTION ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS
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the mere exposure effect.
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the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
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the fundamental attribution error.
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social facilitation.
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deindividuation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -After they had first agreed to display a 3-inch “Be a Safe Driver” sign, California home owners were highly likely to permit the installation of a very large and unattractive “Drive Carefully” sign in their front yards. This best illustrates. the mere exposure effect. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term bystander effect refers to this phenomenon in which the greater the number of people present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Asch’s study, conformity increased with the number of people in the majority-up to seven individuals. At numbers beyond seven, conformity leveled off and decreased slightly (Asch, 1955). The presence of another dissenter: If there is at least one dissenter, conformity rates drop to near zero (Asch, 1955).
Detailed explanation-4: -Social psychologist Stanley Milgram researched the effect of authority on obedience. He concluded people obey either out of fear or out of a desire to appear cooperative–even when acting against their own better judgment and desires.