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Chapter 13 - part 1 Flashcards

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social psychology examines?

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  • the influence of the
    social and cultural environment on the actions of individuals and groups
  • the conditions under which people conform or dissent
  • social and cultural reasons for prejudice and conflict between groups
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what are the 2 parts of social cognition?

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1) how others affect you

2) how you affect others

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how others affect you

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an area in social psychology concerned with social influences on thought, memory, perception and other cognitive processes

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how you affect others

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researchers are interested in how peoples perceptions of themselves and others affect their relationships, thoughts, beliefs and values

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attribution theory

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the theory that people are motivated to explain their own and other peoples behaviour by attributing causes of that behaviour to a situation or disposition

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internal attribution

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explanations based on an individuals perceived stable characteristics, such as attitudes, personality traits, or abilities

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internal attributions are called?

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dispositional

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external attributions

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explanations based on the current situation and events that would influence all people

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external attributions are called?

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situational

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what are the 3 sources of information when we make an internal external attribution that Harnl Kelley proposed?

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1) consensus information
2) consistency information
3) distinctiveness

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consensus information

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how one individuals behaviour compares with other peoples

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consistency information

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how the persons behaviour varies over time

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distinctiveness

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how the persons behaviour varies between situations

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fundamental attribution error

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tendency in explaining others behaviours to overestimate personality factors and underestimate situational influence

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what are the 3 biased attributions?

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1) self-serving bias
2) group-serving bias
3) just-world hypothesis

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self-serving bias

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tendency, in explaining own behaviour, to take credit for ones good actions and rationalize ones mistakes. this optimizes our perception of ourselves

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self-handicapping

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we intentionally put ourselves at a disadvantage to provide an excuse for an expected defeat or failure

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group-serving bias

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the tendency to explain favourably the behaviours of members of groups to which we belong

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just-world hypothesis

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the notion that many people need to believe that there world is fair and that justice is served

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attitudes

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a relatively stable opinion containing beliefs and emotional feelings about a topic

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what are the 3 components of attitudes?

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1) evaluative/emotional component
2) cognitive component
3) behavioural component

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where do attitudes come from? (3)

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1) emotionally based attitudes
2) cognitively based attitudes
3) behaviourally based attitudes

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emotionally based attitudes

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based on value, such as religious beliefs and you family moral beliefs

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cognitively based attitudes

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based on an analysis of the relevant facts

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behaviourally based attitudes

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attitudes that are based on observations of how we behave toward an attitude object

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explicit attitudes

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we are aware of them they shape conscious decisions

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implicit attitudes

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we are unaware of them they may influence our behaviour in ways we do not recognize

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what are the 3 factors influencing attitude change?

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1) change in social environment
2) change in behaviours
3) due to a need for consistency

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cognitive dissonance

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a state of tension that exist when an individual realizes that he or she holds contradictory attitudes on an issue, or has exhibited behaviour that is inconsistent with an expressed attitude

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cognitive dissonance theory

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an individuals behaviour can chance his or her attitudes

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cognitive dissonance theory

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an individuals behaviour can change his or her attitudes

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festinger and carlsmith classic experiment

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experiment on motor behaviour: take peg out of a board, rotate it a quarter turn, place back in board. do this for an hour the experimenter records stuff. after finishing the study, participants were “hired as an assistant” to tell the next group of subjects. participants were paid $1 or $20. all participants then completed a survey (rating the peg-task on a scale from -5 to 5)

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2 broad categories of persuasive messages?

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1) do what is asked of you to make something good happen

2) do what is asked of you and prevent something bad from happening

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what is an example of “do what is asked of you to make something good happen”?

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buy this pill to be happier. buy this car to look young and cooler

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what is an example of “do what is asked of you and prevent something bad from happening?”

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“stop smoking” campaigns

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what are the 2 audience variables in persuasion?

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1) person variables

2) situation variables

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validity effect

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the tendency of people to believe that a statement is true or valid imply because it has been repeated or shown many times

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foot in the door technique

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a modest request is followed by a larger ne

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door in the face technique

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an outrageous initial request is followed by a more reasonable one

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bait and switch technique

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a very favourable deal is followed by additional demands after a commitment has been made

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thats not all technique

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the offer is improved before any reply is given

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true or false: persuasion can be used t convince people to abandon previous beliefs, sometimes with scary consequences

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true: examples: jonestown, guyaa, waco texas, order of the solar temple

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norms

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rules that establish expected behaviour

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conformity

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the maintenance or alteration of ones behaviour to match the behaviour and expectations of others

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groupthink

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in close knit groups, the tendency is for all members to think alike for the sake of harmony and to suppress disagreement

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what are the 4 symptoms of groupthink?

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1) an illusion of invulnerability
2) self censorship
3) pressure on dissenters to conform
4) an illusion of unanimity

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how can groupthink be counteracted?

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if people create conditions that reward the expression of doubt and dissent, and make decision based on majority rule rather than unanimity

48
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true or false: the auto kinetic effect is an optical illusion

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true

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