For each set, you will explain the concept and why it is relevant to social psychology.

Key Concepts
They key concepts below are concepts that are important to know for the course. There are two sets.
For each set, you will explain the concept and why it is relevant to social psychology. Follow the steps
below to accomplish this.
Please note, you can work on this with classmates, but please write out your answers in your own
words. Copying responses is plagiarism and will result in a score of zero for the assessment.
Step 1 – Review the key concepts
Review the course material for your key concepts and create a sentence or two that accurately describes
each one. For key terms, you would be writing out a definition in your own words and why it is relevant
to social psychology; for key processes/theories, you would be writing out a description of the
process/theory in your own words and why it is relevant to social psychology; and for key people, you
would be writing out why that individual is important for the course. You can work on this with your
classmates.
Please note, there are two sets of key concepts (see next page for the sets).
Step 2 – Submit responses
Submit your responses on Moodle. Pay attention to the deadlines. The submission portal might be
called a “quiz” in Moodle, but rest assured that it is just a place to copy your responses to the questions.
Don’t forget to submit your responses for both sets of key concepts.
Example
Social Psychology: social psychology is the scientific study of how real or imagined people influence
affect, behaviour, and cognitions. This is relevant to social psychology because it is the definition of the
content that makes up the field.
Here is what you will be marked on:
Meeting the minimum guidelines (e.g., creating a response for each key concept, not plagiarizing
someone else’s response or another source, accuracy, stating why the concept is important, etc.)
Writing clarity
Set 1 (covers Module 1)
1. Norman Triplett
2. Kurt Lewin
3. Cognitive schema
4. Automatic thinking
5. Self-fulfilling prophecy
6. Inattentional blindness
7. Objective self
8. Interdependent self
9. Social role theory
10. Impression management
Set 2 (covers Module 2)
1. Yale attitude change approach
2. Balance theory
3. Reactance theory
4. Cognitive dissonance
5. Attributions
6. Fundamental attribution error
7. Stanley Milgram
8. Minority influence
9. Groupthink
10. Social facilitation
Please note, there are only two sets. Thecixre is no set for Module 3.

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