Social Psychology

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Social Psychology

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• the study of how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the presence of others

Question 2

Affiliation Motivation

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the motivation to be part of relationships, to belong to groups, and to be accepted by others

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Conformity

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-altering one’s opinions or behaviours to match those of others

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Descriptive social norms

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what people actually do or think

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Injunctive social norms

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what people should think or feel

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Why do people conform to norms

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1. informational influence
2. Normative Influence

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Informational influence

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we do things because we believe it to be correct

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Normative influence

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the desire to belong and avoid being ostracized or excluded

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Groupthink

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when group decision making is impaired because of the desire to reach a consensus

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compliance

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a change in a person’s behaviour in response to a direct request

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obedience

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when we comply to the request of someone in a position of authority

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Halo Effects

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physical attractiveness will lead to more positive assumptions

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Fundamental attribution error

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we completely ignore situations to explain why people do the things they do

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Situational attributions

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looks at the situation a person is in to explain why they did what they did

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Dispositional attributions

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blames what a person did on the characteristics they have and will see their choices as a result of what kind of person they are

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Correspondence bias

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tendency for people to overemphasize personal factors and underestimate situational factors in explaining behaviour

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actor-observer bias

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making attributions for ourselves that focus on situational attributions

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Self-serving bias

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comparison between our positive and negative beaviours and our attributions we make.
- more likely to make dispositional attributes for ourselves when the situation is positive

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Stereotypes

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• has to do with our cognition
• beliefs and expectations we have about other social groups

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prejudice

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negative judgements and attitudes toward a person

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discrimination

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• inappropriate and unjustified treatment of people based on their group membership