Chapter 13 Flashcards
What is social psychology?
Is the study of how people influence others’ behaviour, beliefs, and attitudes
What is the need-to-belong theory?
Is that humans have a biological need for interpersonal connections. We seek out social bonds when we can and suffer negative psychological and physical consequences when we can’t
What is mass hysteria?
A contagious outbreak of irrational behaviour that spreads much like a flu epidemic
What are attributions?
The process of assigning causes to behaviour
What is fundamental attribution error?
The tendency to overestimate the impact od dispositional influences on other people’s behaviour
What is conformity?
It refers to the tendency of people to alter their behaviour as a result of a group pressure
What is deindividuation?
The tendency of people to engage in atypical behaviour when stripped of their usual identities
What is groupthink?
An emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking
What are cults?
Groups that exhibit intense and unquestioning devotion to a single cause
What is obedience?
The adherence to instructions from those of higher authority
What is pluralistic ignorance?
An error of assuming that no one in a group perceives things as we do
What is the diffusion of responsibility?
The presence of others makes each person feels less responsible for the outcome
What is social loafing?
A phenomenon whereby individuals become less productive in groups
What is altruism?
Helping others for unselfish others
The enlightenment effect?
Learning about psychological research can change real-world behaviour for the better
What is aggression?
A behaviour intended to harm others, whether verbally or physically
What is interpersonal provocation?
It is where were likely to strike out aggressively against those who have provoked us
What is frustration?
We’re likely to behave aggressively when frustrated - that is, thwarted from reaching a goal
What are media influences?
Watching media violence increases the odds of violence through observational learning
What are aggressive cues?
Are external cues associated with violence, such as guns and knives, can serve as discriminative stimuli for aggressive, making us more likely to act violently in response to provocation
What is arousal?
When our automatic nervous systems are hyped up, we may mistakenly attribute this arousal to anger, leading us to act aggressively
What is alcohol and other drugs?
Certain substances can disinhibit our brains prefrontal cortex, lowering our inhibitions towards behaving violently
What is relational aggression?
Form of indirect aggression, prevalent in girls, involving spreading rumours, gossiping, and nonverbal putdowns for the purpose of social manipulation
What is the recognition heuristic?
Makes us more likely to believe something we’ve heard many times
What is cognitive dissonance?
An unpleasant mental experience of tension resulting from two conflicting thoughts or beliefs
