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Chapter 6,7 & 8 Flashcards

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social cognition

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how we perceive people, interpret, analyse and use information to judge people, explain attitude of people and mentally construct our social world

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Cognitive bias

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a type of systematic error in thinking

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Schema

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a concept that helps us organise information and interpret information

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Person perception

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how impressions are formed – mental processes that we use to form impressions and opinions of other people

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Person Perception Types (4)

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physical cues, body language, saliency detection, social categorisation

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making attributions

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the process in which we explain the causes of ours and others’ behaviours

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types of attribution (2)

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internal and external

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internal attribution

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attributing behavior to an internal factor, such as personality, ability, intellect
Sourced within the person

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external attribution

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factors not relating to the individual

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fundamental attribution error

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tendency to attribute other people’s behaviours to internal factors

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actor observer bias

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tendency to attribute our own behaviour to external factors but others to internal

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Self-serving bias

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tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and failures to external

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Attitude

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an evaluation a person makes about an object, person, group, event or issue

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Tri-component Model (ABC) of attitudes

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Affective, behavioural and cognitive aspects and how they develop our attitude toward something

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affective component:

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emotional

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behavioural component:

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how you act on your emotions

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cognitive component

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how you think about the situation

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limitations

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a persons’s attitude and behaviours aren’t always consistent with one another

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stereotypes

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A collection of beliefs that we have about the people who belong to a certain group, regardless of individual differences among members of that group

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why are stereotypes helpful

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they can help us make quicker decisions

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Ingroup/outgroups: a group you identify with and a group that you don’t

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a group you identify with and a group that you don’t

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Cognitive dissonance:

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When the cognitive and behavioural aspects do not line up

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Stigma:

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a negative attitude against someone based on a distinguishing characteristic

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Prejudice:

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the negative attitude people possess towards individuals based only on their membership of a group

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Old fashioned prejudice:

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deliberate and overt prejudice

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Modern prejudice:

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a more subtle form of prejudice that insinuates rejection while displaying acceptance

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Strategies to reduce prejudice:

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sustained contact, mutual independence, equality, superordinate goal

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Discrimination:

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the negative behaviour directed towards people or groups due to that prejudice. Occurs when prejudice leads to negative behaviour (especially illegal actions) directed towards the targets of prejudice.

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Social influence:

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refers to how people change their behaviour or attitudes due to the direct or indirect influence that they encounter
Negative or positive, weak or strong

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Collective:

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a collection of people who exert minimal influence on each other and don’t interact with every other person

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group

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Two or more people who interact with and influence one another and work towards a common goal (4 conditions)

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4 conditions of a group

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  1. Two or more people 2. Interact 3. Influence 4. Shared purpose
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status within a group

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importance – perception of a member’s position as perceived by members of that group

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power within a group

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Role:

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behaviour adopted by an individual that influences the way one acts, and can also influence power and status

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Groupthink

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A way of thinking by individual members of a group characterised by a strong tendency to seek agreement when decision-making or problem-solving, thereby overriding any realistic consideration of possible alternative, better options

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Groupshift:

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occurs when discussion leads a group to adopt attitudes or actions that are more extreme than the initial attitudes or actions of the individual group members

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Deindividuation

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A psychological state of reduced self-consciousness and inhibition when in a crowd – could help explain the extreme behaviours some people exert in a group, like mob or gang related activity

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Anonymity:

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makes individuals feel anonymous and less accountable, leading them to conform to behaviours they wouldn’t normally

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Collectivist culture:

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prioritise group interests over individual desires, valuing long term relationships and community support

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Individualistic culture:

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emphasise personal goals and self reliance

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Obedience

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Occurs when we follow the commands of someone with authority, or the rules or laws of our society

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2 types of obedience

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constructive and destructivec

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constructive obedience

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occurs when there is compliance with the orders of an authority that results in a positive outcome.

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Destructive obedience

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Occurs when there is compliance with the orders of an authority that results in a negative outcome

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conformity

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The tendency to adjust one’s thoughts, feelings or behaviour so that they become more consistent with those of other people, or with accepted standards about how a person should behave in certain situations (i.e. social norms)

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factors influencing conformity

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group size, unanimity, culture

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social loafing

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tendency for people to exert less effort when pooling efforts towards a common goal

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Informational influence:

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reliance on behaviours and info that others may have that we don’t

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Normative influence:

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need to be socially accepted

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Stanford Prison Experiment

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VCE Psychology 1/2 (6 decks)

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