social psych test Flashcards
thin slices of behavior
-few seconds of behavior
-powerful for forming our impressions of others
facial expressions/eye contact
-one of the first things we notice about another person is the face
-communicates emotional state, interest, trustworthiness
-eye contact is important in social situations but how we percieve it is dependent on culture
personal attributions
-people’s explanations for wh events or actions occur
-refer to people’s internal characteristics
situational attributions
-people’s explanations for why events or actions occur
-refer to external attributions
subtyping
-we encounter someone who does not fit a stereotype we may put that person in a special category rather than change the stereotype
self fulfilling prophecy
-people’s tendency to behave in ways that confirm their won expectations or other people’s expectations
prejuidice
-negative feelings, opinions, and beliefs associated with a stereotype
discrimination
-inapropriate/unjustified treatment of people as a result of prejuidice
ingroup
-the groups we belong to
-show favoritism/able to excuse or justify actions
-important part of how we view ourselves “with them”
outgroup
-the groups we don’t belong to
-don’t excuse/jusify their actions
-important part of how we view ourselves “not them”
simple attitude
-behavior is consistent with your attitude
compex attitude
-behavior is not consistent with your attitude
implicit attitude
-influences a person’s feelings and behaviors at an unconcious level
explicit attitude
-attitude that a person is consciously aware of and can report
cognitive dissonance
-discomfort a person feels when beliefs and behavior don’t align
social conformity
-comforming opinion or behaviors to others
obedience-stanely milgram experiment
-tested how far people would go to obey authority, even if it mean hurting others
frustration aggression hypothesis
-more frustrated we feel more likely we are to act aggressively
-goals blocked –> greater frusration –> aggression
bystander apathy
-failure to offer help to people in need
stanford prison experiment
-2 week simulation (fake prison)
-illustrations were done to prove how good people can turn evil
