Social Psychology Flashcards
__________ Psychology is the study of the nature and causes of people’s thoughts and behavior in social situations
Social
The study of the nature and causes of people’s thoughts and behavior in social situations is called:
Social Psychology
Social Psychology is the:
Study of the nature and causes of people’s thoughts and behavior in social situations
Learned attitudes are:
Conditioning or learning by observation
________ _________ are Conditioning or learning by observation
Learned attitudes
Cognitive Appraisal
Is when we form an:
opinion after appraisal and evaluation of situation
When we form an opinion after appraisal and evaluation of a situation it is called:
Cognitive Appraisal
In persuasive messaging the ____ appeal is more persuasive than facts
Fear
Repeated exposure to things and people enhances their _______
appeal
When attitudes and behavior are inconsistent, individuals are motivated to reduce that _____________
inconsistency
Cognitive Dissonance Theory is when:
When attitudes and behavior are inconsistent, individuals are motivated to reduce that inconsistency
Effort justification is the amount that you will be rewarded to
Perform a task
Prejudice is an:
Attitude
Prejudice on the Cognitive level is the expectation that members of target group
will behave poorly
Prejudice on the ____________ level is characterized by– avoidance, aggression and discrimination
behavioral
_____________ are fixed conventional attitudes that may be positive or negative
Stereotypes
Dissimilarity
Social conflict
Social learning
Information processing and
Social categorization are sources of
Prejudice
Males place more importance in attraction to:
Physical appearance
Females place more importance in attraction to:
Professional Status
The Attraction-Similarity Hypothesis is that:
Our partners tend to be like us
We are attracted to those who:
Share our attitudes
Triangular model of love is:
Intimacy
Passion
Commitment
Intimacy, Passion
and Commitment form the:
Triangular model of love
Consummate love is the combination of:
Intimacy, passion, and commitment
First impressions are important due to _________effect.
Primacy
We can affect others impressions of us from our last encounter due to __________ effect
Regency
Situational attributions are based on:
External factors
Dispositional attributions are based on :
Internal factors
______________ attributions are based on internal factors
Dispositional
___________ attributions
are based on external factors
Situational
Attribution Theory is
Process by which one draws conclusions about the influences on another’s behavior
The process by which one draws conclusions about the influences on others behaviors is:
Attribution Theory
The Fundamental Attribution error is to attribute too much of other’s behavior on:
dispositional
The Actor observer effect is the opposite of Fundamental Attribution error. It is when the individual attributes too much of the cause of their negative actions to the ___________
Situational
Self Serving bias is the inclination to place the cause of positive events more on _________ factors.
internal
Conformity is when we change our behavior to adhere to ________ norms
Social
Social norms are widely accepted expectations concerning social _______________
Behaviors
Simon Asch discovered that most people will ________ even if they know they are wrong
conform
The factors that contribute to _____________ are:
Desire to be liked by group members
Low self-esteem
Lack of familiarity with task
Group size
Conformity
Social Facilitation is when the ___________ of others increases _______________
presence, performance
Diffusion of responsibility is when the _________ of others impairs _____________
presence, performance
Groupthink is when:
Unrealistic group decision making in which external realities are ignored
Unrealistic group decision making in which external realities are ignored is called:
Groupthink
When you lose your identity when in a group is called:
Deindividuation
Highly emotional crowds may induce ____ __________
“mob behavior”
Deindividuation is:
Reduced self-awareness and lower concern of social evaluation
Factors that influence decision to help in Altruism and the Bystander Effect are:
Number of individuals present
Believe an emergency exists
Assume responsibility to act
Know the people who need help
What is The A-B Problem?
The discrepancy between our attitudes and how we behave
