Social Psych Flashcards
what is social pscy?
studies the effect of social variables on indvd’s + group/intergroup phenomena
ABC’s of social psyc?
Affective states (feelings/emotions), Behaviour, Cognition
What do social psych researchers want to know?
CAUSATION: what, when, why people do
What is social cognition?
how we process info about our social world
What is social perception>
process of how we understand + categorise behaviours of others
social interaction
process by which ppl interact w each other
what is the person perspective?
features/characteristics that indvid carry into social situations; demograph features, personality features etc.
situtational perspective
environ events/ circumstances outside the person; social norms depending on where they are
interaction <=> person + situation?
our personal perspective interacts w/ situational perspective
what is attribution theory?
we tend to give casual explainatino for someone’s behaviour, often crediting internal disposition (peronsality; they are rude) or external situations (situational; they were tired, stressed)
What is the theory of consistency information in the covariation model?
does the subject behave the same towards the stimulus in diff situations?
What is the theory of consensus information in the covariation model?
do other people behave the same towards the stimulus?
What is the theory of distinctive information in the covariation model?
does the actor behave the same toward diff stimuli?
What level of consistency information does the covariation model rely on to attribute behaviour?
The covariation model relies on a high level of consistency to assess the attribution as either external, internal or interaction
what is the correspondence bias?
the tendency to infer that traits correspond w behaviour
