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Psychology Unit 4 ch 13 Vocab: Flashcards

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social psychology:

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the study of thinking, influence, and relation to one another

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social psychologists study:

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why the same person may act different in different situations

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Attitude:

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learned tnedanct to evaluate based upon predispositions of of objects, people, or events

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Peripheral Attitude Persuasion:

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based on surface level knowledge/observation; fast but thoughtless

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Central Attitude Persuasion:

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based on evidence and arguements; deeper routed in knowledge=more thought provoking

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Cognitive Dissonance=

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active brain regions

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attribution

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explanation for human error

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gender-typing

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acquiring a traditional masculine or feminine role

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self-serving bias

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readiness to perceive yourself in a favourable way

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prosocial behavior:

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postive behavior, helpful (based on observation)

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antisocial behavior:

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observed learning leading to destructive behavior, such as aggression and violence

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social influences….

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mold our behevior, attitude, thoughts, opinions, actions, etc.

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conformity

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to change thinking/behavior to match a group’s standard

example: lines on paper and people purposely voting wrong

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empathy:

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to feel what others are feeling; put youself in their shoes

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mood linkage

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sharing of moods

fosters fondness

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sympathy

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showing compassion as a results of feelings of pity for someone else

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normative social influence:

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changing your ideas to gain approval

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informative social influence:

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believing someone else’s ideas to be true

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social facilitation

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the presence of others influences your arousal, making easy, easier and hard,harder

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home town advantage:

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enthusiastic audience= energizing effect on players, makes tasks easier

AROUSES YOU

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crowding effect

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triggers arousal; amplifies emotions and their transmittance

friendly=more friendly
not friendly= lessens the blow

AROUSES YOU

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social loafing:

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in a group setting, tendancy for diminished effort (“feel” less accountability on them in an indiviudal manner); takes advantage of any lack of identities

diminishes responsibility

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deindividuation:

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to lose self awareness and self control in group settings

arouses you AND diminishes responsibility (because you are perceived as anonymous and can behave as you please)

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group polarization:

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groups with similar mindsets DISCUSS a topic and STRENGTHEN their beliefs/attitudes

**heavily influenced by internet

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groupthink:

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attempt to find harmony within the attitude of a group; ignores alternative opinions

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individual power:

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commited to their beliefs in a way that they are influential on others; interacts with situation and sways the majority

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ethnocentrism

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belief one’s culture is superior to others cultures

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prejudicism:

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prejudgment;
beliefs, emotions, predispositins-> negative attitudes

about one person based upon their group membership

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discrimination

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negative behavior

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unconscious patronization

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giving favor to a minority group due to their minority status (inflation)

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race-influenced perceptions

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our expectations of a race influencing our perceptions of their thoughts and actions

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reflexsive body response

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selective body languages to races

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stereotyping

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generalized belief about a group of people

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ingroup bias

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favoring our own group

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mirror image perceptions

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mutual negative views about the opposing party, tending to think oneself is peace and ethical

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mere exposure effect

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exposure to stimuli increases likeability of it

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proximity

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more common ground we have with someone, more likely we are to like them

familiarity= fondness

we like ppl with our faces

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physical attractiveness

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first thing after proximity is achieved

different cultural but someone young and virbrant
**seen in crying babies

attractive perception= healthier life

prefer average, symmetrical faces

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arousal…

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enhances emotion

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sexual desire + growing attachment

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=passion of romantic love

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passionate love

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aroused state; absorbed with one another; usually at beginning of relationship

hormone and (sexual) desire driven

short(er) term

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compassionate love

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deep affection for those whose lives are intertwined with ours

endurance, equity(give and take= fiarly), self disclosure(revealing of intimate aspects of oneself)

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altruism

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unselfish regard for the welfare of others

assume responsibility of others, esp in crisis (=bystander intervention)

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bystander effect

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less likely to offer aid if there are other bystanders; diffusion of responsibility

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inclination for bystander intervention

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needy and deserving
similar to us
woman
observation (role model) of helpfullness
time
small geographics (stimulus?)
guilt
not preoocupied with self
mood
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reciprocity norm

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expectation to help those who help you (golden rule?)

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soical responsibility norm

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expectation to help others who need our help

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conflict

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perceived incompatibility with potentially destructive consequences

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social trap

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individuals pursue what’s works for them vs what works for a group

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self fullfilling prophecies

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a belief leading to its own fullfillment

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