Social Perception and Behavior Flashcards
Attribution Theory?
focuses on the tendency for individuals to infer the causes of other people’s behavior
Dispositional (internal)?
causes relate to the features of the person who is being considered
Situational (external)?
causes relate to features of the surroundings or social context
Correspondence inference theory?
describes attributions made by observing the intentional (especially unexpected) behaviors performed by another person
Fundamental Attribution error?
bias toward making dispositional attributions rather than situational attributions
Stereotypes?
attitudes and impressions that are made based on limited and superficial information
Self fulfilling prophecy?
the phenomenon of a stereotype creating an expectation of a particular group, which creates conditions that lead to confirmation of this stereotype
Stereotype threat?
a feeling of anxiety about confirming a negative stereotype
Prejudice?
an irrationally based attitude prior to actual experience
Ethnocentrism?
the practice of making judgements about other cultures based on the values and beliefs of one’s own culture (ingroup vs outgroup)
Cultural Relativism?
studying social groups and cultures on their own terms
Discrimination?
when prejudicial attitudes cause differences in treatment of a group
