Social Psyc

Question 1

What is social isolation?

Answer 1

The distancing of an individual from his or her networks of desired or needed relationships with others

Question 2

What things can social exclusion result in long term

Answer 2

Emotional numbness

Shorter life span

Question 3

Ways to reduce social isolation

Answer 3

Reflect on positive relationships
Recognise the shared experience of social isolation
Engage in community service for something you enjoy or support.
Focus on real interactions

Question 4

Reward theory is

Answer 4

Relationships that bring reward

Question 5

Social Exchange Theory is

Answer 5

interactions that offer most favourable trade-offs of costs and benefits

Question 6

Equity Theory is

Answer 6

Trying to find the most equal and fair relationship

Question 7

Self-disclosure, What is it and how does it help in social relationships?

Answer 7

The process of revelling things to someone about yourself

Implies shared successes and mutual delight over good happenings

Question 8

Understanding love: What is passion in a relationship

Answer 8

Feeling unique for a preferred romantic partner

Short Term

Question 9

What is intimacy?

Answer 9

Partners include their partner’s perspectives, experiences, and characteristics into their own self-concept
(Two partners start to become one)

Question 10

What is commitment?

Answer 10

Coordination of two sets of interests, values, friends,
and career aspirations
Sacrifices are made
(Long term)

Question 11

Rusbult’s Investment Model involves what 3 principles for a long term relationship

Answer 11

Rewards
Investments
Relative absence of alternative partners

Question 12

Attributes of dissatisfying relationships

Answer 12

Neurotic
younger
Lower socioeconomic status

Question 13

Behaviours that are most harmful in a relationship:

The Gottman Institute Study

Answer 13

Criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling, contempt

Question 14

closer and longer the relationship =

Answer 14

more painful breakup

Question 15

What is conformity?

Answer 15

Change of one’s perceptions, beliefs, or behaviour in

response to the influence of others.

Question 16

When do people mainly conform

Answer 16

Participants conform under conditions of uncertainty.

Question 17

Asch’s Conform therapy shows (Social conform)

Answer 17

Participants conform to achieve connectedness.

Question 18

Two ways why people conform

Answer 18

Informational influence: Seeking accurate info from people

Normative Influence: Conforming for a reward

Question 19

Types of conform

Answer 19

Informational influence leads to private conformity.

Normative influence leads to public conformity

Question 20

Obedience is

Answer 20

Behaviour change elicited by commands of

authority.

Question 21

Persuasion is successful through…

Answer 21

Credible sources/people must be trustworthy and liable

Question 22

Ways to convince the minority

Answer 22

• Confidence
• Unbiased appearance
• Resisting social pressure and abuse

Question 23

Types of conflict:

Answer 23

Identity conflict: Anchored in the source’s characteristics
Normative conflict: Anchored in the content of the
message

Question 24

Firm and consistent beliefs that minorities have mean that majorities

Answer 24

Doubt among majorities

Attracts attention to the minority

Question 25

Stages of minority influences

Answer 25

1. Revelation: Appearance of an alternative norm; conflict; consistency (of the minority); denial (by the majority)
2. Incubation: Validation (by the majority)
3. Conversion: Changes among individuals (latent; implicit)
4. Innovation: Social change (manifest; explicit)

Question 26

Social cryptomnesia

Answer 26

When the majority forgets that an idea was, in

the past, a minority idea.

Question 27

Consequences of social cryptomnesia

Answer 27

• Minorities rarely receive recognition for their work

- Discrimination toward minorities continues

Question 28

Levels of analysis in social psyc

Answer 28

Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Intergroup
Ideological

Question 29

Where is obedience and submission are more valued

Answer 29

Liberal societies

Question 30

Optimal Distinctiveness Theory

Answer 30

seeking to understand ingroup–outgroup differences

Question 31

Diversity ideologies is…

Answer 31

Beliefs concerning how cultural diversity should be

managed