Module 4 Flashcards
What is social psychology?
study of how people influence each other and other factors that affect social behaviour
What do North Americans tend to do?
conform to the norm
Explain the Social Philosophy Approach.
Pre-19th century
Speculation about causes of behaviour
No systematic observations
Explain the Empiricism Approach.
19th century
Growth of natural & biological sciences
Systematic data gathering but lacked theory
Explain the Social Analysis Approach.
20th century
Avoids simple principles
Seeking the why and how of social behaviour
What are the theories in social psychology?
Psychoanalytic
Behavioural
Cognitive
Who is the father of psychoanalytic theories?
Freud
Who is the father of behaviour theories?
Pavlov
Who is the father of cognitive theories?
Gestalt
Explain psychoanalytic theories.
Concerned with transformation of man from biological organism to social being
Internal states direct specific behaviours unconsciously
What are contributions of psychoanalytic theories?
socialization of the individual, personality development, family structure, sources of aggressive behaviour
Explain behaviour theories.
how behaviour is acquired & emitted
rejects concepts that cant be empirically tested
Explain cognitive theories.
process of perception & perceptual organization
what are some examples of cognitive theories?
Attribution Theory: attributing wins or losses to something
Self-Efficacy Theory
How do we study social psychology?
Lab vs Field
Experimental vs Non-experimental studies
What is demand characteristics and where is it commonly seen?
Acting differently because you are being watched
In a lab
What does an experimental study generate?
Cause-effect questions
What does non-experimental studies generate?
correlation studies
True or False: correlation always equals causation
cap
What did Stanley Milgrams Obedience Experiment study?
obedience toward authority
What did Norman Triplett study?
first social & sport psych exp.
effects of others on performance
Who set the groundwork for Social Facilitation Theory?
Norman Triplett
What did Muzfer Sherif’s Cave Study examine?
intergroup conflict & competition
What is social influence?
real or imagined pressure to change one’s behaviour, attitude, or beliefs
What are the responses to group pressure?
Conformity-change in behaviour or belief toward a group
Independence-resistance or avoidance
Anticonformity-direct opposition to group norms (sabotage)
What is a social group?
a collectivity that has psychological implication for the individual
What is legitimate power?
based on one’s socially sanctioned claim to a position/role that gives the right to power
Expert power?
assumption that the power holder possesses superior skills and abilities
Reward power?
control over the distribution of rewards given to individuals
Coercive power?
ability to punish/threaten others who dont comply with requests/demands
Referent power?
based on ones identification with, attraction to, or respect for the powerholder
What is social support?
percevied comfort, caring, assistance, & information that a person receives from others
Instrumental support?
practical assistance that will help a person achieve goals
Emotional support?
expressions of encouragement, caring, empathy, concern toward a person
Informational support?
giving directions, advice, or suggestions, providing feedback regarding progress
Companionship support?
availability of persons within one’s social network
Validation support?
comparing oneself with others to gauge progress and confirm that one’s thoughts, feelings, problems, and experiences are normal
What happens when you pressure or make family members feel guilty about exercise?
decreased PA
What is behavioural reactance?
people respond in a direction opposite to the direction being advocated
What tends to happen with reward power for PA?
encourages initial attendance, not effective over long term
What increases exercise intentions in a family?
social support
What is motivation?
internal/external forces that produce the initiation, direction, & persistence of behaviour
What are the 3 components of motivation?
Direction of effort
Intensity of effort
Persistence
What is intrinsic motivation ?
engaging in behaviours because of interest & enjoyment
What is extrinsic motivation?
engaging in behvaiours to attain rewards or outcomes that lie outside the activity
What are the views of motivation?
Trait-centered: individual characteristics
Situation-centered: environmental factors critical
Interaction-centered: interaction between personal & environmental factors
What are the approaches to understanding motivation for behavioural change?
Behaviour approaches
Cognitive approaches
Cognitive-behavioural approaches
Who are the founders of behaviourism?
Watson and Skinner
What is the behaviour approach?
focuses on conditioning
learning from the environment determines peoples action
What is operant conditioning?
behaviours associated with consequences learned through reinforcement or punishment
What is reinforcement and its two types?
any factor that increases frequency of behaviour
positive=factor that increases behaviour
negative=removal of any factor that increases behaviour
What is punishment?
any factor that decreases frequency of behaviour
What is vicarious conditioning?
results from observing others
Who is the founder of the cognitive approach?
Aaron Beck
What is the cognitive approach?
emphasizes thought patterns & cognitive habits as causes of behaviour
individuals interpretation of external environment has powerful influence on behaviour
What is the locus of control in attribution theory?
internal=ability and effort
external=task difficulty and luck
What is stability?
stable=ability and task difficulty
unstable=effort and luck
What do we tend to do when an outcome is different from experience?
endorse an unstable attribution
What do we tend to do when an outcome is expercted?
endorse a stable attribution
What is unstable from game to game?
effort
What is the Social Cognitive theory?
Albert Bandura
Describes the factors that affect & determine behaviour
Key component is self-efficacy
What is self-determination theory?
extent to which behaviours are undertaken from an individuals own choice vs controlled by something external
What makes up the self-determination theory’s motivational continuum
amotivation=absence of motivation
external regulation=type of extrinsic motivation, fulfilling a demand
Introjected regulation=type of extrinsic motivation, avoid negative emotions, enhance positive emotions, maintain self-worth
Identified regulation=type of extrinsic motivation, activity is linked to important goals that stem from the activity
Integrated regulation=type of extrinsic motivation, activity is symbolic of identity
Intrinsic regulation=activity is satisfying
Who is the founder of cognitive-behavioural approaches?
Donald Meichenbaum
What are cognitive-behavioural approaches based on?
cognitive emotions influence behaviour
behaviour can affect thoughts and emotions
Examples of behavioural-cognitive approaches?
Goal setting
Feedback
What does the SMART principle stand for?
Specific Measureable Adjustable Realistic Timely