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Social Psychology Flashcards

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What is Social Psychology?

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The study of how people think about, influence, and relate to other people

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Difference between social psychology and sociology

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Social psych is about individual as social being while sociology focuses on society as a large

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Proponent of Sociocultural Theory

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Lev Vygotsky

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Proponent of Sociocultural Theory

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Lev Vygotsky

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What does Sociocultural Theory focus on?

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interaction between developing people and the culture they live in

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The theory which states that development occurs through interaction between a developing person and surrounding, interlocking contextual systems of influences, from microsystem to chronosystem.

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Ecological Systems Theory

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Proponent of Ecological Systems Theory

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Uri Bronfrenbrenner

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Need to Belong Theory

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need for interpersonal connections

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Why do we form groups?

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  1. Need to Belong Theory
  2. Evolutionary Factors
  3. Social facilitation or disruption
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One of the reasons why people form groups: Social groups as a means of survival

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Evolutionary factors

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What does social facilitation or disruption state?

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Being in groups lightens tasks

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Components of Social Psychology

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  • Social Cognition
  • Social Influence
  • Social Relations
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What is social cognition?

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select, interpret, remember and use social information

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What is attitude?

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positive or negative response
developed through experience
affects opinions before exposure

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ABC Model

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Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive

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ABC Model: Affective

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emotion; how it makes you feel

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ABC Model: Behavioral

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act; how behavior is influenced

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ABC Model: Cognitive

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belief; thoughts and beliefs

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Attitude Formation

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Direct Contact
Direct Instruction
Interactions with Others
Vicarious Learning

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Changing Attitudes through _____

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Persuasion

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Factors that Affect Persuasion

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Source
Message
Target Audience

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Cognitive Dissonance

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sense of discomfort from engaging in behavior inconsistent with personal cognitions

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Social Identity

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refers to way we define ourselves in terms of group memberships

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Social Perception

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involves impression of others and self through comparison

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Social Influence

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Behavior influenced by other people and groups, including social media

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3 Parts of Social Influence

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Conformity
Compliance
Obedience

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Conformity

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Change in behavior to fit in/approval; groups think

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Group Think

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impaired decision making and avoidance to maintain group harmony

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Compliance

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Change in behaviors in response to a request from another person

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Types of Compliance

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  1. Foot in the door
  2. Door in the face
  3. Low ball
  4. Thats not all
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Foot in the door

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asking for a small commitment after gaining compliance then a larger one

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Door in the face

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large comm –> refuse –> smaller comm

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Low ball

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commitment then raising cost

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Thats not all

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offer –> add extra to look better

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Obedience

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Changing behavior at the direct order of an authority

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Milgram’s Experiment on Obedience

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  • Stanley Milgram
  • impact of social influence on behavior
  • autonomous and agentic social behavior states
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Autonomous

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people direct their actions and take responsibility

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Agentic

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people directed by others and pass responsibility; requires figure of authority and belief that responsibility will be passed

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Group Polarization Effect

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strengthen position because of group discussion

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Task Performance affected by

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social facilitation (positive influ)
social impairment (negative influ)

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Social loafing

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less prone to exert effort when in group due to diffusion of responsibility

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Social relations

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Relationships with other people affect our behavior

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Intergroup Relations

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How relationships of 2+ groups affect the behavior of individual members

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Ethnocentrism

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Tendency to favor one’s own ethnic group over other groups

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Stereotype

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Generalization about a group’s characteristic

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Prejudice

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Unjustified negative attitude

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Discrimination

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Unjustified negative or harmful action

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Social interaction

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contact with other people

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Aggression

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Negative interaction; physical/psychological harm to others

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Prosocial Behavior

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Positive interaction; socially desirable, benefits others; ex. altruism

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Attraction

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Liking other individuals; desire for a relationship

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Causes of attraction

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Proximity
Similarity
Reciprocity
Physical Beauty
Others

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Sternberg’s Triarchic theory of Love 3 major elements

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passion
intimacy
commitment

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Liking

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intimacy

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romantic love

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passion + intimacy

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infatuation

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passion

57
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fatuous love

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passion commitment

58
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empty love

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commitment

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companionate

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intimacy + commitment

60
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consummate love

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intimacy + passion+ commitment

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