lecture 1 Flashcards
what is the definition of social psychology?
the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another
the 3 key aspects are:
- social thinking
- social influence
- social relations
what is social thinking?
it is how we perceive ourselves and others, our attitudes, judgements, and beliefs
what is social influence?
our culture, pressures to conform, persuasions
what are social relations?
helping others, aggression, attraction and intimacy
STATE the 4 components of social thinking described in class (we discuss each on separate cards)
self fufilling prophecy
diagnostic labels
self handicapping
hindsight bias
what are diagnostic labels and what is their impact on us? explain this using an example.
an example is being labelled a psychopathy (as a diagnosis)
there would be a lot of negative societal pushback and stigma against you with this diagnostic label
what is self handicapping? explain this using an example.
limiting yourself due to fear/anxiety but you’re actually pushing yourself further back.
an example is procrastination. you’re scared of a bad mark, so you avoid studying and keep pushing it off, but you’ll end up doing poorly on that test as a result of the self-handicap.
what is hindsight bias? what is an example?
when something seems super obvious and like ‘common sense’ AFTER we know it.
for example, you read a study on the impacts of caffeine and you’re like “oh yeah duh I know that” but you didn’t really, you know it NOW, and it just seems obvious lol
STATE the 3 components of social influence described in class (we will describe each later)
groupthink
obedience
conformity
what is groupthink? give an example.
when we believe others even if it makes no sense
example: (idk)
what is obedience?
CARD NOT DONE
what is conformity?
CARD NOT DONE
if our social status is low, how does that impact our neurology?
low social status = low serotonin = negative thoughts/feelings
STATE the 3 components of social relations discussed in class (describe later)
bystander apathy
mob mentality
cults
what is bystander effect/apathy? give an example.
the more people there are, the lower the chance of someone helping a person in need and going against the norm of other strangers walking by
ex: a woman is on the street with a broken leg asking for help but nobody is stopping to help her, because nobody wants to act out of the social norm (if there was less people around, you would be more likely to go help the poor ol lady)
