October 17: Discussion Section

Question 1

Observational Learning: define it

Answer 1

Observer watches the choices of demonstrator and learns from

1) Demonstrator’s actions AND
2) Feedback from target

Question 2

observational bias definition

Answer 2

Observers can acquire group preferences merely by viewing demonstrator’s actions, even when unaware of demonstrators’ preference or biased info

Question 3

Cultural evolution

Answer 3

Cumulative effect of widely shared biases

Question 4

Describe Dallimore’s social transmission chain (gender)

Answer 4

Trained on info from novel social environment, and their memory was training material for next person in chain.

Stereotype CONSISTENT Down the line
Info Consistent with CONTEXT remembered
Larger bias in later generations
Stereotypes in mixed sex, not single sex context

Question 5

Define Common Good Phenomenon

Answer 5

Negative attributes are more strongly overrepresented among distinct (unshared) person or group attributes

positive attributes are strongly overrepresented among shared person or group attributes

Question 6

Woitzel Role Of Learning Order

Answer 6

Attribute learning paradigm alien groups

Conditions: Each group shares negative traits, but different positive ones and vis versa

DV: liability and Valence memory index: frequency of recalled group members with negative attributes.

Results:

For positive distinct condition (group shares negative traits, but has a unique positive trait), liked the last group best, but remember more negative about first group.

Negative distinct condition: liked **first group best, but remember more negative about last group. **

In this case, memory for negative stuff and likeability going opposite directions. If negative unique, think first is pretty good after you see back stuff. Positive unique, like last group, things are getting better.

Question 7

Attribution Learning Paradigm

Answer 7

3 alien groups with + and - attributes.
Valence Memory Index- recall group members w/neg attributes
Trait Mem index- relative freq of correctly recalling - traits

Remember more - traits when + distinct

Question 8

When more negative stereotyping?

When two groups, which is less likeable and underwhat condition?

Answer 8

More negative stereotyping when negative information distinct

Group 2 less likeable when negative distrinct condition.

Question 9

What explains Wolitzer’s results of +/- learning order when you got two groups?

Answer 9

You’re looking for new information. See new negative info, see more negative. See new positive info, see more positive.