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Chapter 13 Flashcards

Social Psychology

1
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Social Thinking

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how we think in relation to other people

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Social Influence

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how others influence out thinking and actions

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3
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Antisocial and Prosocial Behaviour

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how we treat and relate to each other

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Attribution Theory

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conclusion about why a observed behaviour/event happens

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Two Types of Attributions

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Situational (something is causing you to act like that) and Dispositional (that’s just who you are)

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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we tend to focus on the person, not the situation

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7
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Individualistic Cultures

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personality is stable

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8
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Collective Cultures

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personality is fluid

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Attitudes

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how we respond to an event, object, or person

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ABC Model of Attitudes

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Affective (emotions), Behaviour (experiences and actions), Cognitive (beliefs)

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11
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Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon

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giving a smaller request first

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12
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Stanford Prison Study Conclusion

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it’s the environment that makes people act cruel

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Cognitive Dissonance

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tension happens so we’re going to do something to reduce it

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Tension

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when our attitude and behaviour is inconsistent or opposing

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How do we reduce tension (3 ways) - Chickens Eat Turkeys

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1) change original attitude
2) explain why you’re doing the behaviour (reduce inconsistency)
3) trivialize the importance of the behaviour/attitude (make it less important)

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Insufficient Justification

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people are more likely to engage in a behaviour that contradicts their attitude when given a smaller award than a bigger

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Types of Conformity

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Compliance: privately disagree, publicly follow (Asch’s researchers picking the wrong line)
Obedience: follow direct orders from authority (Milligram’s electrocuting)

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Reasons for Conforming

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1) Normative social influence (belonging approval)
2) Informational social influence (willingness to accept others opinions about reality i.e. what side of the road to drive on)

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Anti-social Relations

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why people think/behave negatively towards each other

20
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Components of Prejudice (I EAT EVERY PICKLE)

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1) Implicit beliefs
2) Explicit beliefs (stereotypes)
3) Emotions
4) Pre-dispositions (acting discriminatory)

21
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Social Inequality

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when some groups have more resources and opportunities

22
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Roots of Prejudice (give me one SEC)

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1) Social (us vs. them mentalities)
2) Emotional (frustration, attack others for own problems)
3) Cognitive (categorize people into groups)

23
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In-group Bias

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need to belong

24
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Scapegoat Theory

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find someone else to blame

25
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Cognitive Roots (SAF)

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see, assumer, form (stereotypes, judging based on vivid cases i.e. 9/11)

26
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Just-World Fallacy

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people get what they deserve

27
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Implication

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Rich: earned their way
Poor: did something to deserve it

28
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Prosocial Behaviour

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behaviour intended to benefit other people

29
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Why do we help? (SILLY SAM EATS MUD)

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1) Social exchange (transactional = dopamine or rewards)
2) Social norms (societies expectations)
3) Evolutionary psychology (to ensure survival and favours are returned)
4) Modeling (observing others)

30
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What influences helping behaviour? (MARTA ATE THE SANDWICH)

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Modeling helpfulness, attractiveness, time pressures (are you in a hurry, similarity (more empathy)

31
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Bystander Intervention

A

see something, say something

32
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Door-in-the-face Technique

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making a large request first

33
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What Psychological Factors Bring People Together? (PRETTY PLEASE SAM)

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1) Proximity
2) Physical Attractiveness
3) Similarity

34
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The Mere Exposure Effect

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you are more attracted to someone you’ve seen a lot

35
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Self-Disclosure

A

revealing intimate aspects of oneself

36
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Social Facilitation

A

people perform better in the presence of others

37
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Social Loafing

A

putting in less effort when you’re in a group than when you’re by yourself

38
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deindividuation

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when in a group people don’t act like themselves (mobs, gangs, cults)

39
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Groupthink

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making a decision that is there to not hurt anyones feelings, even if it has consequences

40
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Empathy

A

sharing feelings with others

41
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Group Polarization

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when groups make more extreme decisions than they would if they were by themselves

42
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normative social influence

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when a person conforms to be accepted into a group

43
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peripheral social influence

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when someone is persuaded by something that is not the central argument

44
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informational social influence

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when a person conforms to gain knowledge, or because they believe the person is ‘right’

45
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altruism

A

the concern for the well-being of others

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