Lecture 9 p3: behaviour in a social context

Question 1

Series Of Psychological Studies

Answer 1

Conducted to understand why these individuals did nothing
● Boiled down to everyone passing off responsibility through a socially low thing.
○ This led to the concept of group polarization

Question 2

rebel group in a dystopian novel (hunger games)

group polarization

Answer 2

where people tend to think a lot alike and act in isolation.

Question 3

lost in the sauce

group polarization can lead to feelings of…

Answer 3

■ Isolation
■ Directive Leadership
■ Self-censorship
■ Self-appointed Minds

Question 4

jury duty

Group thinking influenced by various factors, such as…

Answer 4

○ The need to reach a decision
○ The isolation of the group
○ Directive leadership
○ Defective Decision-making

Question 5

pros of Being Part Of A Group

Answer 5

● Part of the psychological well-being
● Being around others has advantages such as:
○ Sharing Resources
○ Burdens
○ Helping Others
○ Access to Financial Sexual Partners
○ More help raising kids
● Being around others means eventually finding something that people are interested in romantically.

Question 6

Attraction

Answer 6

Usually the first phase of most friendships and romantic relationships, and it is often based on proximity.

Question 7

Physical Closeness

Answer 7

The best predictor of who will cross paths and eventually become attractive

Question 8

Friendships usually based on…

Answer 8

○ Similarities
○ Shared interests
○ Attitudes
○ Values

Question 9

facts about friendship

Answer 9

● Perceived similarities more than actual similarities.
● Similar demographics, age, sex, and social violence can also play a role in determining attraction.
● Friendships are characterized by social support and self-disclosure
○ This can lead to intimacy and long-lasting relationships.
● Women tend to have more intimate and long-lasting friendships, as they rely on friends for meeting social emotions and events.
● Men friendships tend to involve activities, sharing information, and playing sports, rather than actual intimate and slow connections.

Question 10

Advertisements

Answer 10

● Play a huge role in various forms, such as near exposure
● Makes people feel more familiar with the person.

Question 10

pretty privliege

Social Structure Theory

Answer 10

Suggests that differences in physical attractiveness and earning potential can change the function of gender equality.

Question 10

Quality Over Quantity

Answer 10

Important in friendships, with quality being better than quantity

Question 11

Relationships

Answer 11

Are governed by rewards and cost, and partners experience the same experiences, regardless of sexual orientation

Question 11

highschool friend groups

Autosex Friendships

Answer 11

● Provide companionship and opportunities to learn about their differences.
● As individuals age, the number of friends and time spent with them may decline due to other responsibilities such as family and work.

Question 12

aunt nancy

facts about Social Structure Theory

Answer 12

● Opposites do not detract from relationships, as they can teach complementary roles.
● Social change theory suggests that relationships are governed by rewards and costs, and partners experience the same things.

Question 12

Actual Similarities

Answer 12

● Are less important than perceived similarities, as most intimate partners share demographics, attitudes, and values.
● If there is a discrepancy between two individuals, it is likely due to other factors.

Question 12

Interpersonal Relationships components

Answer 12

○ Passion
○ Intimacy
○ Commitment

Question 13

Commitment

Answer 13

Grows over time as people spend more time together, do things together, and get things done as a couple.

Question 13

Out groups

Answer 13

social groups that the individual doesn’t identify with

Question 14

Passion

Answer 14

A deep-cutting, emotional engagement, form of communication, and openness that takes time to build

Question 15

Romantic Love

Answer 15

Some Eastern cultures have different perspectives on romantic love, as they have all healed interdependence

Question 15

if you have passion and commitment…

Answer 15

its called patch with love

Question 16

if you have passion, intimacy, commitment it is called…

Answer 16

consummate love

Question 17

Intimacy

Answer 17

Another aspect of love, which includes companionship and love.
● If you get all three together, you will kind of shift throughout the course of the relationship.
● The passion wears off, and you don’t necessarily want to be engaged in that kind of hot and heavy activity anymore

Question 18

Intimate Partner Violence

Answer 18

● Another aspect of love, not limited by culture, ethnicity, specific sexual orientation, or marital status.
● There is no one defined characteristic that predicts intimate partner violence, but it usually includes physical, sexual, and psychological harm.

Question 19

Physical Violence facts

Answer 19

● The most commonly reported type of person, but the vast majority of these acts remain unreported.
● Both men and women are born experiencing similar rates of physical assault during events, and there is no gender difference in age and partner violence.
● Both men and women can be violence towards their partner, but stereotypical ways of going about it can lead to misunderstandings.
● Institutions are available to help victims of intimate partner violence, but not for poor men.

Question 19

Violence facts

Answer 19

● Causes poor violence, and spouses who abuse show higher rates of depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and display possessive jealousy and pro-behavioral behavior.
● They are typically experiencing something outside of the relationship and don’t know how to deal with it and start to express themselves in the relationship through violent means.
● Abusers often fail to see their role in the abuse and blame their partner

Question 19

In Groups

Answer 19

In groups are perceived to be more similar to the individual, more complex, variable, and better overall.

Question 20

Interaction in a Group Therapy Session facts

Answer 20

● The therapist asked the participants why they didn’t kill the person they were in control of.
● They realized that they had some measure of control and chose to deserve the extent of their behavior.
● This realization helped them make meaningful progress. About 36% of women and 29% of men will experience native partner violence during their life, with contextual factors like poverty, unemployment, drug and alcohol abuse playing a significant role

Question 21

Labeling benefits

Answer 21

psychologically motivated, as people who are different may have historically been around to murder them at the ORC.

help us forget our hunter-gatherer ancestors and potentially grab things.

Question 21

People engage in in-groups and out-groups because…

Answer 21

it makes them feel less, boosts self-esteem, and makes them special.

Question 21

tension between certain types of groups can be…

Answer 21

be stronger due to long-standing tensions.

Question 21

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Implicit Associations

Answer 21

implicit association pass, where individuals categorize stimuli based on their perceived importance.

Question 21

The Concept of Self vs other and Moral versus Immoral

Answer 21

● The speaker believes that there is no meaningful way to distinguish between them, as just because someone thinks others are immoral doesn’t mean they think of themselves as a moral and a tool.
● By stating that while we naturally tend to favor our in-groups, it doesn’t necessarily mean we will be nasty for our groups.

Question 21

false dillema

The Concept of False Psychology

Answer 21

Suggests that there are more than just good and bad, neutral, or irrelevant.
● There can be multiple racial categories, as there are not just black and white people, but also other kinds of people.