Social Psychology Study Guide Graded A+

central route persuasion {Ans: occurs when interested people's thinking is influenced by considering evidence and arguments}just-world phenomenon {Ans: the tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get (leads to victim-blaming)}fundamental attribution error (FAE) {Ans: the tendency for observers, when analyzing others' behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition}internal locus of control {Ans: the perception that we control our own fate}industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology {Ans: the branch of psychology that studies human behavior in the work environment and applies general psychological principles to work-related issues and problems}cognitive dissonance {Ans: the mental conflict a person experiences when their beliefs and behaviors conflict with one another. This inconsistency between what people believe and how they behave motivates people to engage in actions that will help minimize the state of dissonance.}