Mix from summary Flashcards
Which theories are social thinking/cognition theories?
Heider’s attribution theory: People are naive scientists
(Fundamental attribution error)
Cognitive dissonance theory: Seek consistency in our attitudes, beliefs and behaviour.
Theory of planned behaviour: Relationship between attitudes and behaviour. The best predictor of a person’s behaviour is the intention to act.
Interdependence theory: Relationship satisfaction depends on the amount of possible alternative partners, and the invested time in the relationship.
Which theories are social influence theories?
Social influence theory: Predicts that a person will conform depending upon their orientation towards the social expectation.
Elaboration likelihood model: Two different routes to persuasion.
Which theories are social relationship theories?
Theory of identity maintenance: Discriminated group promote a collective identity that protects their sense of worth and esteem. (I.e. ‘‘I’m gay and I’m proud of it’’)
Contact hypothesis: Bringin members of conflicting groups together reduces prejudice if they achieve the four criteria.
Social impact theory
Which nature do stereotypes have?
Cognitive
Which nature does prejudice have?
Affective
Which nature does discrimination have?
Behavioural
What is the dual concern model?
For every conflict between two parties, there are two concerns: Concern for self, and concern for the other.
High concern for other: Problem solve-Yield
Low concern for other: Fight-Do nothing
What are prompts?
Verbal or written messages strategically delivered in the place where the target behaviour occurs.
What is scarcity?
The human tendency to value scarce (otillräcklig) resource and opportunity. (?)
What is the goal-framing theory?
We make decisions by looking at our goals, three goals in specific.
- Hedonic: Pleasure
- Gain: Future
- Normative: Appropriate Behaviour
What is the goal-framing theory?
We make decisions by looking at our goals, three goals in specific.
- Hedonic: Pleasure
- Gain: Future
- Normative: Appropriate Behaviour
What does entity theorists believe?
That intelligence is innate-Failure, and if going well: ‘‘You are clever’’.
What do incremental theorists believe?
Intelligence/performance could be improved by effort-success. If going well: ‘‘You worked really hard’’.
Which three sources of self-efficacy are there?
Enactive learning: By performing the behaviour
Social comparison: Compare to someone else
Vicarious learning/modelling: Learning by watching others
Attachment style: If you have a positive global evaluation of the self and of others which attachment style do you have then?
Secure attachment style
Attachment style: If you have a positive evaluation of the self but negative of others, which attachments style are you then?
Dismissing attachment style: Avoidance for intimacy with others.
Attachment style: If you have a negative evaluation of the self but positive of others, which attachment style are you then?
Anxious/ambivalent attachment style: Strong desire to be close to others, combined with a fear that other people won’t respond to this desire.
Attachment style: If you have a negative evaluation of the self and others, which attachment style are you then?
Fearful/avoidant attachment style: Both desire for intimacy and the avoidance of intimacy based on the fear of being hurt.
What is a principle? -Practice exam
A statement of the functioning of a psychological process
Which are the four core values of a scientific method?-PE
Accuracy
Objectivity
Open-mindedness
Scepticism
A ‘common dilemma’ refers to the conflict between…PE
Individual and collective interests.
What is another term for counter-control?- PE
Psychological reactance
Theories of social cognition (social thinking) describe? -PE
How people view themselves and the world around them
Under which circumstances is collective action likely to occur based on social identity theory?-PE
When status differences are illegitimate as well as unstable and alternatives are known
An attitude is an example of…
a) A psychological principle
b) A psychological construct
c) A psychological mechanism
b) A psychological construct
