Revision Flashcards
What are three concepts that relate to the way in which our decisions, behaviours and attitudes are affected by others?
- Compliance
- Conformity
- Obedience
What are two examples of group processes?
- Social facilitation
- Social loafing
Why do we comply and conform based on the two-process theory?
Due to pressures of either informational or normative social influence.
What is one concept that may influence whether we conform?
How tight or loose the culture to which we belong is.
What is one concept that might explain why we comply and conform?
Groupthink
To what does the concept of minority influence refer?
To the prevalence of beliefs held by a minority.
What are three reasons that we might cooperate?
- For purposes related to kinship.
- For purposes related to reciprocity.
- For purposes related to social norms.
What has the potential to influence helping behaviour?
Mood
What is hypothesised in relation to empathy?
That there is a relationship between empathy and altruistic behaviour.
Which three components are involved in the formation of an attitude?
- Those related to cognition.
- Those related to affect.
- Those related to behaviour.
