chapter 14 Flashcards

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social psych

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study of oh we think about, influence, and relate to one another

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social cognition

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what we think influences how we interpret and interact with others

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3
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attribution

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a person’s explanation for their own behavior and the behavior of others

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4
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situational cause

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cause by external factors

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5
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dispositional cause

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internal factors

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fundamental attribution error

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for other’s behavior, overestimate contribution of disposition underestimate contribution of situational

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reducin FAE

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how many people are doing the same thing
what would you do
other causes that are not obvious

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8
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affective compotonent

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emotional aspect of attitudes

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behavioral component

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actions of attitudes

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10
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cognitive component

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thoughts of attitudes

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foot in the door

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tendency to agree to a large request if you have already agreed to a smaller one

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12
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Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Simulation (1972)

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prisoner or guard
abuse of power
called off after 6 days

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13
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cognitive dissonance theory

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we act to reduce discomfort when behavior and attitude do not match

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14
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how to reduce cognitive dissonance

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change behavior to match attitude
change attitude to match behavior
form new cognitions to justify behavior

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15
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conformity

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adjusting behavior/ thinking to match group standard

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chameleon effect

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unconsciously mimicking others

17
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we are more likely to conform when

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# of people increases
unanimous group
no prior commitments to a response
if others observe one's behavior
person feels incompetent or insecure
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normative social influence

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gain approval/ avoid disapproval

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informational social influence

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accept other’s opinions, group can provide important information

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obedience

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changing behavior at command of authority

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obedience is highest when

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legitimate authority
prestigious university
victim depersonalized
no role models for defiance

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why do we obey?

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entrapment-
"you gotta do it"
foot in the door
allocate responsibility
routinization
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social facilitation

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better performance on easy tasks

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social impairment

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worse performance on difficult tasks

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social loafing
less effort exerted when in a group
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attraction
physical proximity attractiveness similarity
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mere exposure effect
the more you see something the more you like it
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altruism
unselfish regard for other's welfare
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bystander effect
likelihood of helping decreases as number of bystanders increases
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diffusion of responsibility
personal responsibility goes down with increasing numbers
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we only help if
notice the incident interpret it as an emergency assume responsibility