Lecture 1

Question 1

What does intrapersonal and intragroup mean? Compared to interpersonal/groups

Answer 1

Intrapersonal is within the person themselves
Intra-group processes happen within one group.
- Interpersonal/group is between people/groups

Question 2

What doe B = f (PxE) mean?
Or B = f (PxS)

Answer 2

Behavior is a functions of Person and environment/situation

Question 3

Axioms of Social Psychology (3)

Answer 3

1. Behavior is influenced by the situation and the person ( B = f(PxS)
2. People construct their own social reality. It is always subjective
3. People are social Animals

Question 4

Why are people social animals (herding instinct) (2)? And what explains it evolutionary

Answer 4

• We have the need to belong and to be thought well of
• This increase survival rates for reproduction.

Question 5

What does the social brain hypothesis say about the growth of our brain as a result of social life?

Answer 5

• Because we have the largest social groups, we need a larger brain
• This also means we have social brains

Question 6

How does social exclusion affect your performance on intelligence tests?

Answer 6

• If you feel socially excluded, you immediately perform worse on the test.

Question 7

WHat are reflective and reflexive responses to social exclusion? What are the types of reflective behavior? What is acceptance

Answer 7

• Reflexive exclusion is the immediate pain you feel at being excluded
• Reflective exclusion is the way you respond to this exclusion (Fight, Flight, Freeze or Tend-and-Befriend)
• Acceptance is when you accept the exclusion and you might become depressed and avoid further rejection.

Question 8

What are the four needs that are not fulfilled in social exclusion

Answer 8

1. Need to belong
2. Need for control
3. Self-Esteem
4. Meaningful existence

Question 9

Wat zeggen het Temporal Need-Threat model, Social Monitoring/Sociometer en Cognitive destruction model?

Answer 9

• Temporal Need-Threat model zegt dat je als reactie op uitsluiting eerst pijnreactie voelt en dan een reflectieve periode waarin je een bepaalde reactie laat zien. uiteindelijk kan je ook acceptatie hebben.
• Social Monitoring/Sociometer zegt dat je bijhoudt hoe het ervoor staat met je zelfwaardering en als deze door uitsluiting te laag wordt ga je hier iets aan doen.
• Cognitive deconstruction betekent dat je als gevolg van uitsluiting een uitschakeling krijgt van cognitie en emotie. Je wordt dus apathisch en reageert zwak op dingen.