Chapter 1 Flashcards
define
social psychology
scientific study of feelings, thoughts and behaviors of individuals in social situations
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who is kurt lewin
professor at university of iowa and then MIT studied physics
“behavior of people,like objects, is always a function of surrounding forces”
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main situational factors
3 points
- actions
- words
- emotions
of other people
define
dispositions
internal factors
beliefs,values & personality traits & abilities that guide behavior
define
fundamental attribution error
failure to recognize the importance of situational influences on behavior along w the corresponding tendency to overempasize the importance of dispositions on behavior
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nudges
small innocous-seeming prompts that have big effects on behavior
Ex: opting in vs opting out
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gestalt psychology
based on the german word “gestalt” meaning “form” or “figure”, an approach that stresses the fact that peoples perception of objects involves active, usually nonconscious interpretation of what the object represents as a whole
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construal
how we interpret situations & behavior & how we make inferences, often non conscious, about the contexta and the people we are encountering
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schemas
a knowledge structure consisting of any organized body of stored information that is used to helo the understanding of events
define:
stereotypes
a belief that a certain attitudes are attributes are characteristic of members of a particular group
define
Automatic processing
results in implicit attitudes & beleifs that cant be readily controlled bu the conscious mind
AHHH the airplane is going to fall out of the sky
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controlled processing
results in explicit attitudes and beliefs that we are aware of
logically the plane won’t fall out of the sky
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ideomotor mimicry
subconsciously imitating other peoples body language
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theory of mind
ability to recognize that other people have beliefs and desires and that understanding others beluefs and desires allows us to understand and predict their behavior
define
naturalistic fallacy
the way things are is the way things should be
answer
what is the amygdala responsible for
fearful gut feelings
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what is important about the nucleus accombens relating to social psychology
they are rich with receptors for dopamine.
reward circuit
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what is the neocortex responsible for
self awareness and moral judgment
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components of independent cultures
5 points
- conception of the self as distinct from others with constant attributes
- insistence on ability to act on one’s own
- need for individual instinctiveness
- preference for achieved status based on accomplishments
- conviction that rules governing behavior should apply to everyone
Us, Australia
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components of collectivitst/interdependent cultures
- conception of self as inextricably linked to others, with attributes depending on the situation
- preference for collective action
- desire for harmonious relations
- acceptance of heirarchy
- preference for rules that take context and particular relationship into account
WEIRD
- western
- educated
- individualistic
- rich
- democratic
