Chapter 9 Flashcards
Define social psychology.
Social psychology is the general area where psychology and sociology overlap.
List the three main areas of social psychology.
The three main areas of social psychology are the way people think about one another, how they influence one another, and how they relate to each other.
Attitudes are affected by what two factors?
Thought and feeling are the two factors that affect attitude.
Which are more effective – one sided or two sided presentations? Briefly explain.
While one sided approaches are more effective to unintelligent or biased individuals, two sided approaches work better because the presenter sounds more objective. This may even result in inoculation.
The inner tension resulting from the attempt to hold two contrasting thoughts at the same time is called what?
cognitive dissonance
When simply expecting something to occur in our relations with others makes the expected happen, that is referred to as what?
self fulfilling prophecy
List three phenomena of social influence.
Conformity, groupthink, and inoculation are three phenomena of social influence.
How can the phenomenon of conformity influence evangelism?
The temptation to use conformity to elicit a greater number of converts can be troubling in evangelism. Therefore, it is best to present calls to salvation an anonymous or at least as an equally viable choice compared to rejecting Christ.
List three methods of influence.
compliance, identification, and internalization.
Based on what you’ve read in this chapter, briefly discuss why you believe people help others.
People will generally help others due to genuine care for the other individual or veiled self interest.
