Chapter 10 - Social Thinking

Question 1

Golden ratio of body proportions

Answer 1

1.618:1

Question 2

Reciprocal liking

Answer 2

You like people that like you

Question 3

Secure attachment

Answer 3

Caregiver is consistent, available, comforting ….

Question 4

Avoidant attachment

Answer 4

Caregiver has little or no response to a distressed child

*no preference between stranger and caregiver

Question 5

Ambivalent attachment

Answer 5

Inconsistent response from caregiver, to child’s distress

*distressed when caregiver leaves, mixed response when returns

Question 6

Disorganized attachment

Answer 6

No clear pattern of behavior in response to caregivers absence or presence

*associated with erratic behavior and social withdrawal by the caregiver

**red flag for abuse

Question 7

Hawk dove game

Answer 7

Essentially game theory: hawk is cheat, dove cooperates

Question 8

Three primary components to social perception

Answer 8

1) perceiver
2) target
3) situation

Question 9

Implicit personality theory

Answer 9

There are sets of assumptions people make about how different types of people, their traits, and their behavior are related …

**stereotyping

Question 10

Halo effect

Answer 10

Judgement is clouded by perception of the individual

Expert halo!

Question 11

Just-world hypothesis

Answer 11

Good things happen to good people

Question 12

Atrribution theory

Answer 12

Dispositional attribution: relate to the person

Situational: relate to feature of their surroundings

Question 13

Consistency cues

Answer 13

Has consistent behavior over time

Question 14

Consensus cues

Answer 14

Matches others behavior

Question 15

Distinctiveness cues

Answer 15

Uses similar behavior in similar situations

Question 16

Fundamental attribution error

Answer 16

We are biased to making dispositional attributions compared to situational

Question 17

Attribute substitution

Answer 17

Substituting simpler solution or applying a heuristic with a judgement that should be more complex

Forming quick conclusions

Question 18

Key differences between stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination

Answer 18

stereotypes: attitudes and impressions based on limited and superficial info

Prejudice: irrational positive or negative attitude or person prior to actual expericy

Discrimination: behavioural