Social psychology

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Study of all aspects of social behavior and social thought.
-Looks at how certain situations produce reactions in people in a predictable way
-Developed after WWII stemming out of the atrocities of the Holocaust and how government could influence society

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Social psychology

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The ways in which we notice, store, remember, and use social information
-Commonly done through nonverbal cues (facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, touching)

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Social cognition

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People evaluate their own opinions or desires by comparing themselves to others
-May use reference groups which can affect our self esteem

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Social comparison

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Social comparison that uses people we perceive as less fortunate

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Downward social comparison

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Social comparison that uses people we perceive as better than ourselves

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Upward social comparison

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Classifying others based on interpreted traits
-Process occurs quickly, we automatically assume more information than what is available
-Negative information skews opinions

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First impressions

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Are first impressions set in stone?

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No

Question 8

What are the steps for a proper handshake?

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1. Eye contact and smile
2. Go for the thumb
3. Firm but not strong
4. Up and down
5. Adjust duration
6. Consider your left hand
7. Close with eye contact and smile

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Extent to which we like or dislike someone

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Interpersonal attraction

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What are the four levels of attraction

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1. Proximity - the more we are around other people the more likely we are to like them
2. Similarity - the more we have in common other people the more likely we are to like them
   3.Affective states - the current mood we are in (good or bad) will affect how we readily like the people around us
3. Physical attractiveness - the more physically attractive a person is the more likely we are to like them

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Thoughts, emotions, and behaviors of on person affect the same areas in others

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Interdependence

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Extent to which each person is psychologically attached to the relationship and wants to remain in it

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Committment

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The process by which the actions of the individual or group affect the behaviors of others. Usually stems from social norms

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Social influence

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Learned social based rules that prescribe what people should or should not do in various situations

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Social norms

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A change in behavior brought about by the desire to follow beliefs or standards of others

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Conformity

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What are the components of conformity?

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-Characteristics of the group
-Nature of how the individual responds
-Kind of task
-Unanimity of the group

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Compliance technique
Small request than once granted begin to shift to larger requests.

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Foot in the door technique

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Compliance technique
Large request that likely will be declined then follow up with a smaller request elicits obligation to say yes through subtle pressure

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Door in the face

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Compliance technique
Individual creates the image or appearance that they are very popular, in demand, or busier than they really are

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Playing hard to get

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Compliance technique
Inducing increased liking in the target before influence is attempted

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Integration

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One individual orders/ commands another to behave in specific ways. Commonly done through direct orders
-Milgram experiment
-Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment

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Obedience

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What are the factors affecting obedience?

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1. Authority
2. Surveillance
3. Justification
4. Buffers

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Psychological state occurring in group members that results in loss of identity and a tendency to do things not normally done when alone

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Deindividualization

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Conduct or action that is helping in nature.
-Commonly referred to as altruism
-Bystander intervention and effect

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Prosocial behavior

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Helping behavior that is beneficial to others which requires self sacrifices

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Altruism

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Willingness to assist a person in need of help
-Based on diffusion of responsibility

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Bystander intervention

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Tendency for people to feel responsible for acting is shared with those present

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Diffusion of responsibility

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Violates the rights of other human beings

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Antisocial behavior

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Type of antisocial behavior
Negative evaluations of another social group and their members

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Prejudice

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Type of antisocial behavior
Hatred or intolerance towards a specific racial group and their members

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Racism

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Type of antisocial behavior
Widely held oversimplified image or idea of a particular typer of person

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Stereotype

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Type of antisocial behavior
Causing intentional injury or harm to another person

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Aggression

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Aggression approach that says the urge to be aggressive has to be released (catharsis)

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Instinct

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Aggression approach that says we learn aggressive tendencies through observations
-Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiments

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Social learning