HYS CH10.1-.3 Social Thinking Flashcards
fundemental belief or moral belief difference
not complementary
do you want to have kids?
self disclosure is helpful for …
attraction
trusting eachother with secrets
when someone doesnt respond
with self disclosure we feel alone
are we attracted to people who seem attracted to us? T/F?
T
how does proximity affect attraction
makes us more attracted
correlates of agression
amygdala
impulsive people have more or less activity in prefrontal cortex
less
cognitive neoassociation model
when someone has negative emotions they tend to be more aggressive
when is consisent caregiver needed
2 months-6 years
types of attachment
secure attachment- consistent, reliable, upset when they leave, happy when they come back, sufficient social skills
avoidant - caregiver ignores child, not upset when they leave, no comfort when they return, no preference between caregiver and a stranger
abivelant - caregiver is inconsistent, child likely sad when the leave, but lack of comfort when they return
disorganized - absent or disorganized caregiver, lack of pattern of responses to caregiver leaving and returning, repetitive behaviors like rocking
avoidant, abivelant, disorganized attachment cause issues in socials skills
strong social support network can
improve mortality, stress, reduce drugs
esteem support
encouragement through qualities
informational support
info for a career
network support
social network as a whole rather than one person
game theory
decision making in a social setting, modeling how people when in an interaction
attribution theory
Attribution theory is how we attribute feelings and intentions to people to understand their behaviour. For example, we may unconsciously apply this theory when we see someone shouting on public transport. You may blame their character, assuming they are an angry person.Jan 12, 2023
tendency for individuals to infer causes of other peoples behaviors
attribution
inference about cause of behavior or event
- observed
- determine if deliberate
a. internal causes
b. external causes
if you focus on mood, attitude, judgement ability its what kind of attributional
dispositional/internal
if you focus on luck, pressure its what kind of attribution
situational or external attribution
fundemental attribution error (FAE)
general bias towards making dispositional attributions rather than situational attributions when analyzing another persons behavior
overestimate whats due to internal character
minimize external factors
self serving and group serving bias
tendency to attribute sucesses due to internal factors and failures due to external factors
self fufilling prophecy
A self-fulfilling prophecy is an expectation or belief that can influence your behaviors, thus causing the belief to come true. The idea behind a self-fulfilling prophecy, also known as the Pygmalion effect, is that your belief about what will happen drives the actions that make that outcome ultimately come to pass
sterotype threat
Stereotype threat refers to the risk of confirming negative stereotypes about an individual’s racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural group which can create high cognitive load and reduce academic focus and performance
esteem vs emotional support
emotional support - listening and empathizing with feelings
esteem support - affirming qualities and skills of a person