Social influence Flashcards
Who conducted the Stanford Prison experiment
Zimbardo
What did Zimbardo’s experiment intend to test?
The fundamental attribution error - tendency to attribute causes of behaviour to personal factors over situational conditions
What is the term for “switching to group level self- categorization?”
Depersonalisation
What is the term for “loss of self awareness in groups?”
Deindividualisation
Authoritarian submission states
People should do as they’re told by legitimate authority
Authoritarian aggression states
People who do not do as they’re told should be punished
A preference for tradition is social relationships is called
Conventionalism
What are the three steps that are suggested to lead to one developing an authoritarian personality
Primitive socialisation –> Social conformity –> Dangerous world belief –> Authoritarian
Cognitive Dissonance is
The feeling of uncomfortable tension from holding two conflicting beliefs simultaneously
Importance, strength of conflict and inability to rationalise cause…
an increase in cognitive dissonance
Cognitive Dissonance can be fixed by…
Changing behaviour and justifying behaviour by adding new cognitions
4 key Bio-ethical principles are…
- Respect for autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
What is both the term, and the effect that is described with “force exerted per person deceases as group size increases”
Ringleman effect, Social Loafing
The bystander effect states…
A lone bystander is more likely to help than a group of bystanders
Latane and Rodin conducted an experiment where people could overhear a woman struggling. What were the findings of this experiment and what effect did the findings back?
That lone subjects helped more often, the bystander effect
What were Latane and Darley’s findings on peoples responses in emergencies?
The presence of others inhibits peoples responses in an emergency. More people = slower response
Diffusion of responsibility is the idea that
The presence of others allows responsibility to transfer
What is the term for when the presence of other makes one self conscious of an action?
Audience inhibition
The idea that “if others seem unworried, the situation is assumed less dire” is an example of what?
Social influence
What is the term for the tendency to attribute others negative behaviours to negative internal dispositions?
Correspondence bias
What is the term for the tendency to attribute personal positive outcomes to internal causes and negative outcomes to external factors?
Self-serving bias
