Exam 4- Discovering Psychology Chapter 11 Flashcards
social psychology
forming impressions of others, how we interpret others behavior,how our behavior is affected by our attitudes
sense of self
an individual’s unique sense of identity
social cognition
mental processes people use to make sense of their social environment
social influence
effect of situational factors and other people on an individual’s behavior
person perception
mental processes formed to form judgements of others
social norms
rules or expectations for appropriate behavior
social categorization
mental processes of categorizing people based on their shared characteristics
explicit cognition
deliberate, conscious, mental process involved in judgements, decisions
implicit cognition
automatic, nonconscious, mental process involved in judgments, decisions
implicit personality disorder
network of assumptions or beliefs about the relationships among various types of people, traits and behaviors
attribution
mental process of inferring causes of peoples behaviors, including their own
actor-observer bias
tendency to attribute own behavior to external characteristics but underestimates effects of internal personal factors
blaming the victim
tendency to blame innocent victim of misfortune for somehow having caused problem
hindsight bias
tendency to overestimate one’s ability to have foreseen or predicted outcome of event
just world hypothesis
assumption the world is fair. people get what they deserve and deserve what they get
