chapter 13 - social Flashcards
what is social psychology?
the branch of psychology that deals with how the individuals is affected by others
studies interactions between the person and the situation
what is mimicry?
taking in for ourselves that behaviours emotional displays and facial expressions of others
what is the chameleon effect?
non conscious mimicry of others that involves automatically copying others without realizing it
what are social norms?
guidelines for how to behave in social context
what is social facilitation?
improvement in performance because others are present
seen in both physical and mental tasks
what is social loafing?
tendency to expend less individual effort when working in a group than when working alone
what is group polarization?
when people if similar views form a group, discussion within group makes their views more extreme
what is groupthink?
pursuit of social harmony, the group makes decisions without open exchange of ideas
leads to less thinking
what is conformity?
adjusting out behaviour or thinking to fit in with a group standard
what are the two types of social influence explains conformity?
normative social influence: they know they are wrong but they want to belong on the group
informational social influence: starts doubting themselves
what is destructive obedience?
does something bad because a higher up was giving orders
what factors increase obedience?
remoteness of victim
closeness of authority figure
someone else does the dirty work
when all other participants obey no one disobeys
personal characteristics not important
what is the by standard effect?
finding that people are less likely to provide needed help when they are in groups than when they are alone
what contributes to the bystander effect?
diffusion of responsibility
pluralistic ignorance
when are bystanders most likely to help?
appears to be in need, deserving of assistance
is a woman or you see a similarity in them to yourself
insmall town or rural area
you feel guilt
see someone else helping
not preoccupied
you are in a good mood
what are social roles?
specific sets of expectations for how someone in a specific position should behave
what are attributions?
judgements about causes of our own and other people’s behaviour and outcomes
what is depositional attributes?
believe behaviours caused by the person’s inner traits
what is situational attributes?
believe behaviour caused by aspects of the situation
what is a fundamental attribution error?
when someone does something they don’t think about the impact if the situation
what is a self serving bias?
use dispositional attributions for success and situational attributions for failure
what is an implicit attitude?
an attitude of which the individual is unaware of
what is a stereotype?
generalized impressions based on social categories
what is prejudice?
negative stereotypical attitudes towards all members of a group
what are the social roots of prejudice?
social inequality
us vs them
what is attraction?
physical proximity
similarity
physical attractiveness
what is passionate love?
a state of strong attraction interest and excitement that is delt so strongly that people are absorbed in each other
what is compassionate love?
deep caring, affectionate and strong attachment or commitment
what is a secure adult attachment?
warm responsive parenting = secure attached baby
what is avoidant adult attachment style?
cool rejecting parenting = avoidant attached baby
what is ambivalent adult attachment style?
ambivalent inconsistent parenting = ambivalent attached baby
what are attitudes?
positive or negative evaluative reactions towards a stimulus
what is persuasion?
source, message and receiver
what is the foot in the door technique?
get them to agree to something small so they will agree to something larger later
what is the door in the face technique?
ask them something large expecting a rejection, then they are more likely to agree to a smaller ask
what is the self perception theory?
says that we infer our attitude by observing out behavious
