Social Psych Post Midterm Flashcards
What is cognitive dissonance?
Cognitive dissonance is the phenomenon where a persons set of moral beliefs does not match their actions. This makes the individual feel uncomfortable and they try to rationalize their behavior through defense mechanisms.
How do people deal with cognitive dissonance?
They will use defense mechanisms to justify their behavior rather than trying to improve their behavior.
Given what you know about cognitive dissonance, would a person be more or less likely to harm someone again if they harmed the same person in the past (even by accident)?
Unfortunately people will rationalize their behavior and more than likely continue to treat the individual poorly.
How does the card game we played in class relate to romantic relationships and how people choose romantic partners?
In the game, you were not able to see the value of your own card, just as you aren’t able to see your value to another person unless it is verified by another person. This means we normally underestimate our value, and therefore settle for less than ideal relationships.
How can searching for a partner on a dating app be dangerous?
Dating apps will often give you choices that are either extremely desirable and unrealistic or options that are not as desirable, as you struggle to find matches, you are either more likely to settle for a less than desirable relationship or pay for their services to help you find a more suitable match.
How does the representative hubristic affect the workplace?
Many employers will stereotype based on gender and race without even knowing it because they are subconsciously using automatic processing.
What are the different levels of empathy?
Rated based on quality with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest, most people give advice in empathetic situations; however, to truly understand where someone is you have to understand why their situation is difficult before offering advice.
Be able to give an example of the representative huristic and explain why it’s a valid example.
Seeing someone with a southern accent and assuming they like Sweet Tea. Just because someone has a southern accent and is presumably from the south, does not mean they automatically take up all parts of southern culture such as drinking sweet tea
