Social Psychology and Personality - Desklib

This document covers topics related to social psychology and personality. It includes discussions on fundamental attribution error, attitude and action, social facilitation, social loafing, groupthink, and personality traits.

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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
Question 1
Fundamental Attribution Error is the tendency where a person is judged in an unpleasant manner
attributing the person’s behavior to internal factors and explanations as we fail to consider the
circumstances that lead to such a behavior.
When we were young, there was this girl who used to urinate on herself in school every time. All
children would laugh at her as we thought she wanted to do it but little did we know that her
bladder had a problem.
Question 2
The way attitude influences action depends on processing level that is through self perception or
cognitive dissonance.
Question 2a
Those passengers who board last and don’t have companions to sit with are forced to sit there
with no luggage thus forcing them to pay an extra fee for any luggage they had.
Question 2b
Cognitive dissonance is where conflicting attitude, behavior or belief produce discomfort of
feelings thus leading to alteration so as to be able to minimize any discomfort and ensure there is
balance.
Question b1
The students who were paid $ 20 found the task interesting as there was no dissonance as being
paid $ 1 was not enough incentive to lie and the way to overcome their dissonance was to lie that
the experiment was interesting.

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Question b2
The group that did not haze new students was found to be committed to the fraternity as they did
not have any dissonance conflicting behavior while in college. Therefore, they did not have to lie
about anything.
Question 3
The 5th boy behaved the same way the other boys who were before him did. He just stands up
like them, walks slowly to the outside of tent and stands first but falls down like the rest but he is
sure to do it without hurting himself.
Question 4
Social facilitation is the improvement of performance of an individual when working in a group.
Social loafing is where a person shows less effort to achieve goals when doing group work while
group think arises from a group of people who wants harmony. As a group leader, one should
ensure that every individual shows improved results when working together by ensuring all
members participate equally, maintain peace and harmony.

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Chapter 11: Personality
Question 1
Last weekend Mark visited a children’s home. He helped the children do laundry and he was
seen being conscientiousness. He did not like children hurting happened therefore he was
agreeableness. When he saw a couple walking together holding their hands and laughing he
became neurotic. One person noticed his behavior and decided to talk to him but he refused to
talk about himself. He suddenly changed the topic. He was extraverted and seemed weak.
Question 2
Awarding every child is a good practice as it boosts every child’s self esteem. It is a self object to
a child as they are normal part of development in their lives. Children require such awards to
help them in their development.
Question 3
My culture is equally individualistic and collectivist. I have therefore learnt to respect people
from different races and religion. It has also taught me to be a strong business person.

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References
Little Boy Dominoes Topple Out of the Tent. (2019). Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHraRY19pNM&feature=youtu.be
Route to Air Travel Discomfort Starts on Wall Street. (2019). Retrieved from
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/28/business/corporate-profit-margins-airlines.html