CHAPTER 12 social psychology Flashcards
social psychology
the study of the causes and consequences of sociality
Hurting and helping
solves the problem of survival and reproduction
cooperation
is behavior by two or more individuals that leads to mutual benefit
prejudice
is a positive or negative evaluation of another person based on the persons group membership
discrimination
positive or negative behavior toward another person based on persons group membership
common knowledge effect
the tendency for group discussions to focus on information that all members share
group polarization
the tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than any member would have made alone
groupthink
the tendency for groups to reach consensus in order to facilitate interpersonal harmony
deindividuation
when immersion in a group causes people to become less aware of their individual values
diffusion of responsibility
the tendency for individuals to feel diminished responsibility for their actions when they are surrounded by others who are acting the same way
altruism
behavior that benefits another without benefiting oneself
kin selection
process by which evolution selects for individuals who cooperate with their relatives
Reciprocal altruism
behavior that benefits another with the expectation that those benefits will be returned in the future
mere exposure effect
the tendency for liking to increase with the frequency of exposure
milgram proximity
proximity to an authority figure effects obedience 2/3 of people continued shocking just because the guy in the lab coat told them to
