Social Psy. Supplemental Notes Flashcards

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Social context

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People, the activities and interactions among ppl, the setting and expectations, and social norms

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Social psychology

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The scientific study of behavior and mental process as a result of the effects of social variables and cognition

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How many social roles

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3

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Social Roles

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Socially defined pattern of behavior expected in a given setting or group

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Ascribed Roles

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Not under one’s control

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Achieved roles

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Obtained voluntarily

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Role Conflict experiment

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Zimbardo Prison Experiment

Stanford, early 70s, stimulated prison, prisoners vs. guards

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Group Structure and Cohesion

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In vs. out

Us vs. them

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Norms

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Standards of conduct for appropriate behavior

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Social Cognition

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Thinking

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Attribution Theory

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Making inferences about causes for others

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External vs. Internal causes

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Outside of the person vs. within(personality)

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Making Attributions

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Looking at consistency(internal), distinctiveness(external), and situational demands

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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Not always correct about others behaviors when we make inferences

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Attitude

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Emotionalized predisposition to respond

Belief+Emotion+Action

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Belief

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Thought

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Emotion

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Feeling

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Action

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Behavior, behavior potential

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Attitude Formation

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Not born with it, but it is developed

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Ways Attitude is Learned

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Direct contact
Interaction with OThers 
Group Membership
Child Rearing
Media
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21
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Attitude change is determined by

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Who says what to whom

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Keys to Persuasion

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Communicator=credible
Message= mood, structure, order
Audience= demographics, interests

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Cognitive Dissonance Theory

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Inconsistency between our attitudes or between attitudes and behavior;
Grasshopper study by Zimbardo

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Justification

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Festinger and Carlsmith Study

The more justification, the less attitude and vice verse

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Reducing Cognitive Dissonance

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Change attitude
Add consonant thoughts
Change the importance of dissonant thoughts
Reduce amount of perceived choice
Change behavior
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Personal Space

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Proxemics

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Spatial Norms N.A.

How many

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4

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Intimate

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0-1.5 ft.

Immediate personal space for special ppl

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Personal

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1.5-4 ft.

Friends

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Social

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4-12 ft.

Impersonal interaction, business associates

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Public

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12+

Formal interactions, speeches, meetings

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Conformity

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Part of social influence; changes in behavior in an effort to be accepted by a group

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The Asch Experiment

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Solomon Asch
Match a standard line
1/3 trials=conformed
75% conformed at least once

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How many Group Factors

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4

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Group Sanctions

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Reward for punishments

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Group Importance

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More important= more conformity

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Size of Majority/Unanimity

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If one additinal person agrees, less confomity

More unanimous more conformity

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Implications

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Indicates the power of the group

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Compliance

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A person with little or no authority makes a direct request of another

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Foot in the Door Effect

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Get first commitment and then move on to larger commitment

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Door in the Face Effect

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People refusing larger request are more likely to go along with smaller request

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Lowball technique

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Getting person committed to act and then making the terms of acting less desirable

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Obedience

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Conforming to the demands of an authority figure

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Research experiment about obedience

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Stanley Milgram; yale

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Stanley milgrams experiment

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Teacher and learner; teacher gives shocks to learner when they give a wrong answer even though the voltage is high; most went to 450 volts, and many protested but still shocked ppl

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Affiliation

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The desire to associate with others

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Social Comparison Theory

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People tend to compare their own actions to others to have self enhancement

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Downward Comparison

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Comparing yourself with a person that is lower than you

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Upward Comparison

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Contrast with a person who ranks higher than you

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Interpersonal Attraction

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Affinity for another person

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Depends on how many factors

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8

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Physical Proximity

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Nearness physical closeness

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Frequency of contact

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The more you see someone the more you like them

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Physical attractiveness

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Physical beauty

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Halo Effect

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Generalize a favorable impression to unrelated personal characteristics

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Competence

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Degree of ability or proficiency, but we also like “human”

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Similarity

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The extent to which people are alike

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Homogamy

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Tendency to marry someone who is like us in almost every way

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Self-disclosure

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Process of revealing yourself to others

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Prejudice

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Negative attitude towards a group

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Discrimination

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Legal term; mistreating a person based on their group

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Scapegoating

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Holding a person accountable for something not in their control

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Prejudice experiments

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Brown vs. Blue eyes
Equal Status Contact; summer camp
Superordinate goals; goals overriding lesser goals
Jigsaw Classroom; superordinate goal in the classroom

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Causes of Agression

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Thanatos; death instinct
Instincts; readiness to fight
Biology; influence of the brain like hormones
Frustration; being block from a goal

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Aggression cues

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Social learning; learning aggression by watching others
Tv violence; how it goes unpunished
Disinhibition; more violence less inhibition
Desensitization; more exposure=less sensitivity

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Pro social Behavior

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Helping ppl

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Bystander Apathy

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Unwillingness to help vs. intervention

More potential helpers less likelihood of being helped

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Diffusion of responsibility

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Spreading responsibility reduces group helping

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Communication Types

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Assertive; getting message across without intention of harm
Aggressive; getting message across with intention of harm
Non-assertive; doing nothing