social psychology Flashcards
deindividuation
when someone loses who they are in a group/ you’re more likely to do something in a group setting
group think
sometimes group doesn’t make best decision to avoid in-fighting
group polarization
people who have similar beliefs about topic, when discussing the beliefs become stronger
social loafing
one person in group works less towards a common goal
social facilitation
an audience enhances performance of an easy task
social inhibition
an audience diminishes performance if it is a difficult task
obedience
doing something because someone told you
compliance
doing something to avoid social norms
normative social norms
conform to gain approval
informational social influence
conform because others know something you don’t
false consensus effect
belief more people agree with you than actually do
pluristic ignorance
the minority is wrongly believed to be majority and majority is perceived to be minority
altruism
putting yourself at risk and expecting nothing in return
bystander effect
more people around= less likely to help
reciprocity norm
treat someone the same way they have treated you
social responsibility norm
helping others who cannot/wont help themselves
hostile aggression
aggressive w/ no goal in mind
instrumental aggression
aggressive because of a goal in mind
frustration-aggression hypothesis
aggression is the result of blocking a persons efforts to attain a goal
attribution theory
explaining to yourself why others do what they do
dispositional attributions
explains consequences of others actions based on traits
situational attributions
explains consequences of others actions based of circumstances
person perception
tendency to form impressions of other people
social identity
study of interplay between personal and social identities
