Social Psychology Flashcards
social psychology
concerned with the way individuals’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others
10 second clips of a professor teaching ____ end of year student evaluations.
predicted
True or False:
We can evaluate others quickly and with some degree of accuracy based on a thin-slice perception of them.
True
What do stereotypes help us with?
making social decisions quickly
What are some drawbacks of stereotypes?
- inaccurate
- overused
- can lead to bias
- can lead to stereotype threat
stereotype threat
fear of confirming a negative stereotype about a social group you belong to
When female Asian Americans took a math test, they performed ____ when they thought about their ethnicity.
better
When female Asian Americans took a math test, they performed ____ when they thought about their gender.
worse
illusory correlation
when people estimate that they have encounted more confirmation of an association between social traits than they have actually seen
____ group + ____ event –> extra attention grabbing
minority group; negative event
How can bias be reduced?
contact and friendship with an outgroup
What group behavior was tested in the Asch Line Experiment?
conformity
conformity
the tendency to do what others do simply because others are doing it
____ of participants conformed at least ____
75%; once
Participants conformed on ____ trials
1/3
What is the Asch Experiment influenced by?
- normative influence
- informational influence
the presence of an ally ____ conformity
decreased
when confederates didn’t hear responses, conformity ____
decreased
when there were more confederates, conformity ____
increased
What group behavior did the Milgram Experiment test?
obedience
obedience
the tendency to do what an authority figure tells you to do
What was the predicted outcome of the Milgram Experiment?
less than 0.1% of participants would completely obey and deliver the maximum shock level
What was the actual outcome of the Milgram Experiment?
65% of participants obeyed completely and delivered the maximum shock level
if participants were in the same room as the learner, obedience ____
decreased
if the experimenter was not in the same room as the participant, obedience ____
decreased
if the environment was not as “official,” obedience ____
decreased
If there was a co-teacher and they stopped the experiment, ____ would go to the very end
10%
If there was a co-teacher and they continued the experiment, ____ would go to the very end
75%
What did the Stanford Prison Experiment test?
the power of social roles
What were some issues with the Stanford Prison Experiment?
- advertisements
- demand characteristics
- more of a “movie” than an experiment
bystander effect
the failure to offer help by those who observe someone in need when other people are present
When was the bystander effect first studied?
after the murder of Kitty Genovese
As group size ____, participants are ____ likely to get help and take ____ time to respond.
increases; less; more
Which group was most likely to get help?
participant + victim
Which group was least likely to get help?
participant + victim + 5 others
diffusion of responsibility
tendency for people to feel a diminished sense of responsibility when they are surrounded by others who are acting in the same way
Bystander effect may be driven more by ____
uncertainty
True or False:
If one person helps, others will follow.
True
social loafing
when one puts in less effort when they’re judged as part of a group
deindividuation
people engage in violent, rowdy acts in a group when they think they can’t be identified
groupthink
when a group of individuals reaches a consensus without critical reasoning in order to not upset the balance of the group
social facilitation
being in the presence of others improves individual task performance
