module 4 Flashcards
social psychology
how people think about, influence, and relate to others
attribution
determining why people do what they do
fundamental attribution error
attribute someones behavior to their disposition (internal) and not to the situation (external)
false consensus effect
surround ourselves with “like minded” people and underestimate others think differently
attitudes predict behavior when
attitude is strong
self fulfilling prophecy
expectation of something that can change you behavior making the expectation true
self serving bias
personal credit for success, outside factors are blamed for failure
social contagion
spread of behaviors, attitudes, and ideas
groupthink
desire to not upset balance of group of people. right idea is less important than agreeing the group
conformity
going along with the group
informative social influence
believe something else is right because they “know more”
normative social influence
conform to fit in a group so they don’t get left out
cognitive dissonance
persons behavior and beliefs don’t complement each other
prejudice
favoring or dislike of something without good reason
groupthink
rather agree with the group then what’s right