Social Processes, Attitutes, and Behavior definitions Flashcards
Humans will behave differently based on their social environment and how their beahior will affect those around them- Social Action
Max Weber
I perform better in front of people
Social Facilitation
_______ individual that is surrounded by others
Social Action
______two or more individuals who take one another into account.
social interaction
Presence of others increases arousal perform better at a task you’re good at, perform worse at a task your bad at.
Yerkes Dodson law of social facilitation
loss of individual identity
deindividuation
behave against your norm
antinormative behavior
I’m not helping. The more people there are the less likely I am willing to help
Bystander Effect
low danger situation bystanders are less likely to provide help.
high-danger situation bystanders are more likely to intervene.
The slackers of the group
social loafing
social influence placed on an individual by a group
peer pressure
individual’s state of harmony is disrupted by a threat of social rejection, the indivi. will often conform to the norms of the group. (mechanism behind peer pressure)
identity shift
Ext with two cards. Tell me which line corresponds to the line on the other card. Majority of people chose wrong answer because majority of group chose wrong answer even though he/she knew the right answer.
Ash experiment
ideas become extreme when in a group
group polarization
To eliminate conflict consensus decision reached without alternate ideas being assessed.
group think
beahavior viewed as popular and desirable by a large community i.e popular rocks, catch phrases.
fad
shared delusion augmented by distrust, rumors, propaganda
mass hysteria
beliefs, behaviors, actions, and characteristics of a group or society of people.
culture
experience cultural differences can be quite dramatic
culture shock
you begin to act like culture you live in (abroad)
assimilation
high concentration of ethnic group living in a specific location
ethnic enclaves
communities containing multiple cultures
mutlculturalism
group within a culture
subculture
group gravitates towards identity that is at odds with majority culture,
counterculture
spreading norms or beliefs,developing, inheriting beliefts.
socialization
spread of customs
cultural diffusion
society socializes its members
cultural transmission or cultural learning
I learn action through my parents
Primary socialization
I learn behavior outside of my home
secondary socialization
person prepares for future change i.e. relocating for a job
Anticipatory socialization
disgarding old behaviors and adapting new ones i.e soldier in the military, or member of a cult
resocialization
societies rules as acceptable behavior
norms
widely observed social norms
Mores
penalties for social miscondunt
sanctions
socially unacceptable, reprehensible, disgusting
taboo
shaking hands, polite social norms
folkways
family, school, bosses, media, government, religion
agents of socialization
violation of norms
deviance
she’s a whore. My click gave her that title because she dances raggae.
stigma
labels affect how others respond and how I see myself
labeling theory
intimate exposure to others who engage in deviant behavior lays the groudwork for on to engage in deviant beahvior
differential association theory
fallen into the wrong group
differential association theory
I believed in the Am dream but it didn’t work out, now I have to steal
strain theory
deviance as a natural rxn to the disconnect between social goals and social structure.
matching your behavior to society’s norms
conformity
desire to fit in a group because of fear of rejection
normative conformity
I agree with the group and I also believe what they are saying is true
internalization
I agree with the group but do not necessarily believe what they believe
identification
outward acceptance of others’ ideas without personally taking on these ideas.
prison expt. where role playing was advertised. Some were prisoners and other were guards. Expt lasted 6 days because guards began to abuse prisoners.
Philip Zimbardo-Stanford Prison Expt.
i changed my behavior because you requested me to
compliance
small request made. After gaining compliance, a bigger request is made
foot in the door
Large request made (no compliance), then a smaller request is made
door in the face
initial commitment then raise the cost of the commitment; i.e. can you teach this class? Yes. Later find out you have to write a report for each class you teach.
low ball technique
infomercials. The deal presented is better than expected
that’s not all technique
The judge orders you to never drink and drive again
obedience
volunteered administered shocks after being told to do so. 65% volunteers administered max value shocks
Stanley Milgram expt.
People obeyed even if they didn’t wish to continue
how people think of others and how these ideas impact behaviors
social cognition
how we perceive others and how we behave towards them
attitude
three components of attitude
ABC: affective, behavioral, and cognitive
how I think
cognitive
how I feel
affective
how I act
behavioral
This theory states that attitudes serve four functions: knowledge, ego exp, adaptation, and ego defense.
functional attitudes theory
I love the rangers therefore i wear their jersey
ego expressive
protect our self-esteem or justify actions that we know are wrong. For ex, a child who has difficulty doing math may develop a negative attitude toward the subject.
ego-defensive.
Different forms of learning shape attitude i.e. direct contact with someone (candy), direct instruction (teachers), direct influence (smoking-friends)
Learning theory
base yoru attitude towards someone based on superficial details
peripheral route processing
do not focus on details
focus on details
central route processing
this model separates individuals on a continuum based on their processing of persuasive information
elaboration likelihood model
This theory explains behavior learned through observation of others
social-cognitive theory
behavior-personal-environment ALL influence each other.
