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Chapter 13 Flashcards

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social psychology def

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-the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
-study individual people

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attribution theory

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the theory that we explain someone’s behavior by crediting either the situation or the person’s disposition
-trying to explain other people’s behavior to yourself when they behave in an unexpected manner

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Attribution theory: dispositional (internal)

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-enduring traits
-think about the worst
-no longer friends

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Attribution theory: situational (external)

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-based on a situation
-being kind, sympathetic
-think of good reasons

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Fundamental attribution error

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-tendency, when analysing other’s behaviors, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition
-most likely to occur when a stranger acts badly
-has real-life and social consequences
*happens more frequently with strangers and low acquaintances

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Attitudes def

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feelings, often influences by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events
-not directly connected with behavior
-asking direct questions is bad to predict behavior
-feel neg/positive feelings

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Behavior is a great predictor of……….

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Attitude

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Attitude is a bad predictor of…… but follows…..

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behavior, behavior

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Foot-in-the-door phenomenon

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tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
-Ex: cults, sales

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role def

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a set of expectations/norms about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave

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power of roles

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-if put in a role, we would do that job even when we would never do that on our own choice

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Cognitive dissonance theory

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-the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent.
-act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of out thoughts clash
-often bring attitudes into line with our actions

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Peripheral route persuasion def

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occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker’s attractiveness
-used for audience that is not informed about the subject
-EX: show picture of unvaccinated children

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Central route persuasion

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occurs when interested people’s thinking is influenced by considering evidence and arguments
-used for audience that is informed
-EX: data about all the strains that a vaccine will defend against

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norms def

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-understood rules for accepted and expected behavior
-prescribe proper behavior

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social influence

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humans evolved to be in groups over time, in order to survive
-conformity
-obedience to authority

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conformity def

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adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard

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people are more likely to conform when we

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-are made to feel incompetent or insecure.
-are in a group with at least three people.
-are in a group in which everyone else agrees. (If just one other person disagrees, the odds of our disagreeing greatly increase.)
-admire the group’s status and attractiveness.
-have not made a prior commitment to any response.
-know that others in the group will observe our behavior.
-are from a culture that strongly encourages respect for social standards.

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Normative social influence def

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influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval

-why we conform
-do it bc everyone else does it

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informational social influence def

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influence resulting from a person’s willingness to accept others’ opinions about reality.

-change opinion to match group
-acceptance

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Stanley Milgram’s experiments

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-put in teacher position and had to shock their students if they answer wrong
-people obeyed orders even when they thought they were harming another person
-strong social influence can make ordinary people conform to falsehoods or exhibit cruel behavior
-in any society, great evil acts often grow out of people’s compliance with lesser evils
-40% said no to shocking

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Findings from the Milgram experiements

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-Proximity: The person giving orders was nearby and was perceived as a legitimate authority figure
-Power and prestige: the research was supported by a prestigious institution
-victim was depersonalized or at a distance (obscured by darkness or placed in another room)
-there were no role models for defiance (assume everyone obeys)
-legitimacy: view authority as having the right to delegate them

-minority influence: rebellion began with individuals resistance to majority status quo

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Social facilitation def

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-improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others, and worsened performance on difficult tasks

-arousal caused by evaluation apprehension
-ex: home team advantage

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Social loafing def

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-tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable
-dont do best when others are doing same task to reduce mental strain

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social loafing causes

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-acting as part of the group and feeling less accountable
-feeling that individual contribution does not matter
-taking advantage when there is lack of identification with the group
-overestimate their own contribution
-free ride on others effort

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deindividuation def

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the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity

-how we react in groups, but would never do alone
-“mob mentality”

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group polarization def

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-group discussions with like-minded people strengthen member’s prevailing beliefs and attitudes

-doesn’t happen often
-can’t think of other solutions
-ex: echo chambers; jury, internet communication

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groupthink def

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people are driven by a desire for harmony within a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives

-fed by overconfidence, conformity, self-justification, and group polarization

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individual power def

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-small minority that consistently expresses its views may sway the majority
-power of individual and power of the situation interact
-need to have confidence status

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Prejudice def and what it is composed of

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-an unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and its members.
-Composed of negative emotion, stereotypes, and predisposition to discriminate

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Stereotype def

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generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people

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discrimination

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unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members.

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Implicit prejudice def

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-unaware thinking
-Results: even people who envy racial prejudice may carry negative associations
-happens more often

-race-influences perceptions: automatic racial bias
-reflexive bodily responses: unconscious, selective responses when looking at faces

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explicit prejudice

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-aware of our thinking

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unconscious patronization def

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lower expectations, inflated praise, and insufficient criticism for minority student achievement

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how do psychologists study implicit prejudice

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  1. testing for unconscious group associations
  2. considering unconscious patronization
  3. monitoring reflexive bodily response
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Gender prejudice

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-gender prejudice has declined sharply, but both implicit and explicit gender prejudice and discrimination persist
-despite equality between the sexes in intelligence score, people have tended to perceive their fathers as more intelligent than their mothers

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social roots of prejudice

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-social inequalities: often lead to the development of attitudes that justify the status quo
-just-world phenomenon: good is rewarded, and evil is punished
-stereotypes: rationalize inequalities

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Social roots of prejudice: groups

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  • through social identities, people associate themselves with others
    -evolution prepares people to identity with a group
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scapegoat theory

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theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame

-evidence comes through social trends and experiments

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just-world phenomenon def

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the tendency for people to believe that the world is just and people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get

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ingroup def

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“us”—people with whom we share a common identity.

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outgroup def

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“them”—those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup

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ingroup bias

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the tendency to favor our own group

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other-race effect

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the tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately than faces of other races. Also called the cross-race effect and the own-race bias.

-emerges between 3-9 months

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aggression def

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any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally

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Biology of aggression: genetic influences

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-alcohol associated with aggressive responses to frustration
-Y chromosome

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Biology of aggression: Neural influences

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-facilitate or inhibit aggression when provoked
-aggression is more likely to occur with frontal lobe damage

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Biology of aggression: biochemical influences

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-hormone testosterone, for example, circulates in the bloodstream and influences the neural systems that control aggression.

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biology of aggression 3 influences

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  1. genetic influences (biological)
  2. neural influences (psychological)
  3. biochemical influences
    *social-cultural infleunces
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aversive def

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suffering

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frustration-aggression principle

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the principle that frustration—the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal—creates anger, which can generate aggression

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other anger triggers

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-hot temperatures, physical pain, personal insults, foul odors, cigarette smoke, and crowding
-previous reinforcement for aggressive behavior, observing an aggressive role model, and poor self control

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Social scripts

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a culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations

-ex: viewing sexual violence contributes to greater aggression towards women
-ex: playing violent video games increases aggressive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

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Psychology of attraction depends on:

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-proximity: geographic nearness
-physical attractiveness
-similarity of attitudes and interests

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mere exposure effect def

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he tendency for repeated exposure to novel stimuli to increase our liking of them

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physical attractiveness

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-predicts how often people date and how popular they feel
-people’s attractiveness is unrelated to their self-esteem and happiness
-attractive people are suspicious that praise of the work while less attractive people are more likely to accept praise as sincere
-to people who were friends before lovers- looks mattered less

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Passionate love def

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an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a romantic relationship

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two-factor theory of emotion

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-emotions have two ingredients—physical arousal plus cognitive appraisal.
-arousal from any source can enhance one emotion or another, depending on how we interpret and label the arousal.

Sexual desire + a growing attachment = passionate love

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Compassionate love def

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the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined.

-seldom endures
-testosterone give way to oxytocin that supports feelings of trust, calmness, and bonding
-attraction and sexual desire endure, without the obsession of early-stage marriage
-equity is important
self-disclosure deepens initmacy

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equity def

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a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it

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self disclosure def

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the act of revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to others

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Altruism def

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unselfish concern for the welfare of others

-people are more likely to help when they notice an incident, interpret it as an emergency, and assume responsibility for helping
-odds for being helped increase if the person appears to deserve help or is a woman
-similarity to self, being unhurried or in a good mood, feeling guilty, and being focused on others and not preoccupied also raise the likelihood of being helped

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Bystander effect

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-tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid of other bystanders are present
-occurs when there is a diffusion of responsibility

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social exchange theory

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he theory that our social behavior is an exchange process, the aim of which is to maximize benefits and minimize costs

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socialization norm def

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social expectation that prescribes how er should behave

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reciprocity norm def

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expectation that people will respond favorably to each other by returning benefits for benefit

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social-responsibility norm

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an expectation that people will help those needing their help

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conflict def

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a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas

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social traps def

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a situation in which the conflicting parties, by each pursuing their self-interest rather than the good of the group, become caught in mutually destructive behavior

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mirror-image perceptions def

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mutual views often held by conflicting parties, as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive

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self-fulfilling prophecies def

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a belief that leads to its own fulfillment

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Enemy perceptions

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-people in conflict form negative, distorted images of one another
-us vs. them develops
-viciou cycle of hostility emerges at individual or national level
-can become self-fulfilling prophecies

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superordinate goals

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shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation

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