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Social Psychology Flashcards

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What is social cognitive bias?

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a biased pattern about thinking of others

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What are the two types of social cognitive bias?

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  1. fundamental attribution error
  2. self serving bias
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What is fundamental attribution error?

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people over emphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors when judging other’s behavior

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What is self serving bias?

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when succeeding, people tend to attribute that success to internal factor, whereas, when people fail they tend to bland external factors

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What is in group bias and favoritism?

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favoring ones in-group members rather than out group members

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What is group serving bias?

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attributing a groups success to internal factor of that group, and attributing failure to external factors

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What is social comparison?

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people value their own personal and social worth by assessing how they compare to others

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What is proximity?

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perceiving elements closer together to be more related than elements that are farther apart

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What is similarity?

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the tendency to organize similar objects into a group and assess them as a whole

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What is attitude?

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set of emotions, beliefs, and behaviors towards a particular object, person, thing, or event

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Is attitude simplistic or complex, and how hard is it to change?

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complex, it is very hard to change

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What is the A in ABC for attitude?

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affective: feelings and emotions towards a certain topic

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What is an example of affective (from ABC)?

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I like tea, because it makes me feel calm and relaxed

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What is the B in ABC for attitude?

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behavioral component: past and future activity towards a certain topic

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What is an example of behavioral component (from ABC)?

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I always have a cup of tea after I get home from work.

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What is the C in ABC for attitude?

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cognitive component: beliefs you have about the topic

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What is an example of cognitive component in ABC for attitude?

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tea has many health benefits

18
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What are the two routes to change a person’s attitude?

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peripheral route and central route

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What is the peripheral route?

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attempts to change an attitude in which beliefs are not held very strongly

20
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What is the central route?

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attempts to intervene on core beliefs

21
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What is the key to long term behavior change?

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self perception

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What is self perception defined by?

A

self directive behavior (being able to have control over your behavior)

23
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What is self persuasion?

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motivating oneself to do something in order to achieve a higher goal

24
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What influences more self persuasion?

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mild threats and perceived choice

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What can hinder self persuasion?

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large incentives

26
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What is ingratiation?

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we are inherently attracted to similarity and we like cooperation and praise

27
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What is conformity?

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we follow those who are similar and credible. we model the majority in unfamiliar situations

28
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What is scarcity?

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we react to protect our individuality and we value rare opportunities

29
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What is novelty?

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we are habitual and we like routine, but we are attracted to the unique

30
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What is the foot-in-the-door technique?

A

get foot in the door and ask for more

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What is cognitive dissonance?

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have an attitude about an event or thing, but behave the opposite

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How do we relieve cognitive dissonance?

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adjust behavior or attitude (OR adopt a new attitude)

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What is the door-in-the-face technique?

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ask for a lot, settle for a little

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What is descriptive norms?

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getting someone to doo something because everyone is doing it

35
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What is an injunctive norm?

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something that we should all do for the better good

36
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When does stereotyping occur?

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ascribe general characteristics, motives, and behaviors to an entire group of individuals

37
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When does prejudice occur?

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base opinions about people on stereotypes of their in group

38
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What does discrimination stem from?

A

a stereotype

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