Social Perception and Behaviour Flashcards
Attribution Theory
focuses on the tendency for individuals to infer the causes of others behaviour
Dispositional Causes
Internal
relate to the features of the person who is being considered
Situational Causes
External
Relate to features of the surroundings or social context
Correspondent Inference Theory
describes attributions made by observing the intentional (especially unexpected) behaviours performed by another person
Fundamental Attribution Error
bias towards making dispositional attributions rather than situation 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 the confirmation of this stereotype
Stereotype Threat
a feeling of anxiety about confirming a negative stereotype
Prejuduce
an irrational based attitude prior to actual experience
Ethnocentrism
the practice of making judgments about other cultures based on the values and beliefs of one’s own culture
Cultural Relativism
studying social groups and cultures on their own terms
Discrimination
when prejudicial attitudes cause differences in treatment of a group
