7. SOCIAL PSYCH

Question 1

membership is based on..

Answer 1

reciprocity-got eachothers back
transitivity- motivation to have relationships

Question 2

prejudice

Answer 2

behaviour towards out groups
-prejudice stems from a need to enhance self esteem

Question 3

dicrimination

Answer 3

actions towards out groups

Question 4

out group homogeneity bias

Answer 4

people in an in group are more diverse than people in the outgroup
-favoritism vs derogation

Question 5

prejudice; realistic conflict theory

Answer 5

competition for limited resources fosters prejudice
ex) hostility towards minorities occurs if they feel their ingroup is threatened

Question 6

prejudice; social identity theory

Answer 6

prejudice stems from a need to enhance self esteem
-having pride in being apart of a group
-the group is a part of your identity, if your group is threatened you are threatened=prejudice to out groups

Question 7

prejudice; stereotype

Answer 7

a schema that makes processing easy based on membership to certain groups

Question 8

subtyping

Answer 8

-person does not fit into stereotype
implicit bias test

Question 9

prejudice; stereotype threat

Answer 9

stereotypes create self consciousness and change in behavior
EX) guys know more about cars than me so i ask questions i might already know

Question 10

attributions

Answer 10

judgements aboput cause of our or other people behavior and outcomes
-explanation for why things happen or others behaviors

Question 11

attribution theory; personal attribution

Answer 11

behavior is caused by ones characteristics
-youre capable

Question 12

attribution theory; situational attribution

Answer 12

behavior stems from outside situations
-i played bad because the weather wasnt good today

Question 13

fundamental attribution error

Answer 13

-underestimate situational factors and overestimate personal factors
-bias towards onesself bc we have full picture, and judging smo for the same thing