Psychology Chapter 13 Flashcards
Social psychology
The study of the causes and consequences of sociality
Aggression
Behaviour whose purpose is to harm another
Frustration-aggression hypothesis
A principle stating that animals aggress when their goals are frustrated
Cooperation
Behaviour by two or more individuals that leads to mutual benefit
Group
A collection of people who have something in common that distinguishes them from others
Prejudice
A positive or negative evaluation of another person based on their group membership
Common knowledge effect
The tendency for group discussions to focus on information that all members share
Group polarization
The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than any member would have made alone
Groupthink
The tendency for groups to reach consensus in order to facilitate interpersonal harmony
Deindividuation
A phenomenon that occurs when immersion in a group causes people to become less aware of their individual values
Diffusion of responsibility
The tendency for individuals to feel diminished responsibility for their actions when they are surrounded by others who are acting the same way
Social loafing
The tendency for people to expend less effort when in a group than when alone
Bystander intervention
The act of helping strangers in an emergency situation
Altruism
Behaviour that benefits another without benefiting oneself
Kin selection
The process by which evolution selects for individuals who cooperate with their relatives
Reciprocal altruism
Behaviour that benefits another with the expectation that those benefits will be returned in the future
Mere exposure effect
The tendency for liking to increase with the frequency of exposure
Passionate love
An experience involving feelings of euphoria, intimacy, and intense sexual attraction