Social Experience Flashcards
Attributions
explanations we make to understand causes of an event
What are the two dimensions of attributions?
Locus: the root of the cause of the behaviour (internal or external)
Stability: the cause of the behaviour as temporary or stable
What is this attribution: My partner is late because he is a jerk.
internal and stable
What is this attribution: My partner is late because he forgot his alarm.
internal and temporary
What is this attribution: My partner is late because he forgot his alarm.
internal and temporary
What is this attribution: My partner is late because he is stuck in traffic
external and temporary
Healthy couples are more likely to use __________ attributions…
relationship enchancing attributions
- positive behaviours as internal and stable
- negative behaviours as external and temporary
What is this attribution: My partner is late because his car keeps breaking down
external and stable
Construal
our interpretation of an event
Schemas
mental frameworks or cognitive structures that helps make sense of the world
- streamline info processing and guide perception
What is a perceptual confirmation?
When we see what we want or expect to see
What is a behavioural confirmation?
When we behave in a way that makes our expectations happen
What is rejection sensitivity?
an individual tendency to expect rejection and be very reactive to it
- calculated by degree of anxiety about the outcome of a situation and expectation of acceptance and rejection
How is rejection sensitivity built up?
repeated experiences of rejection can lead to formation of rejection expectancies
High RS individuals have attentional bias for ____ cues proved via the___________ task
rejection-related cues
proved via stroop task
- slower response time on rejection words
In a study about RS and social behaviour, when the participant was told the other ‘participant’ didn’t want to continue the study, what was the result for high RS vs low RS individuals?
high RS feel more rejected in ambigious condition than low RS do.
Self-fufilling prophecy?
When we expect a certain outcome, we act in ways that will result in that outcome.
In a study where heterosexual couples were asked to discuss a topic of ongoing conflict and then fill out a pre and post measure of affect. How did the results differ between high RS and low RS?
High RS women displayed more negative behaviours during interaction than low RS AND partners of High RS women were ANGRIER about the relationship in post measure.
This describes how one can behave in ways to elict rejection from others (self-fufilling prophecy)
Naive realism
idea that one’s perception of the world is an accurate representation of reality.
(I don’t like myself, so either do my friends and family)
How does self esteem affect relationships?
Low SE individuals are more likely tp fall into naive realism
- studies show when they encounter failure in other areas of life, they attribute it to their relationship too.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
The tendency to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences on the behaviour of others.
Motive
drives to reach a goal
Bias
the tendency to process info in a systemic way
What is motivated cognition?
the ways in which our motives and desires shape how we see, interpret, and organize info
