Midterm Flashcards
4 concerns of Psychology
impact of Inidviduals on individuals
impact of groups on individuals
impact of individuals on groups
impact of groups on groups
theory
a set of interrelated propositions that organizes and explains a set of observed phenomena
Middle rang theories
narrow focused frame works that identify the conditions that produce a specific social behavior (cause and effect)
Role theory
a substantial proportion of observable behavior is simply persons carrying out their roles
propositions of role theory
people spend most of their time participating in groups
people occupy distinct positions in gorups
positions ential a role
groupsformalize roles with norms
reinforcement theory
the premise that social behavior is governed by the external events
proposition of reinforcement theory
people will be more likely to perform a specific behavior if it is followd directly by the occurrance of something pleasurable or by the remobal of something aversive
social learning theory
one person can acquire new responses simply by observing the behavior of another person
social exchange theory
the concept that reinforcement to explain stability and change in relations between individuas
what does social learning theory assume
that individuals have freedom of choices and often face social situations in which they must choose among alternative actions
how does social exchange theory define interactions
as exchanges of goods and services among persons
