Social Psychology

Question 1

How are social condition affecting human beings?

Answer 1

Individually & in groups

Question 2

Attributions - how do we link behaviour to causes? (2)

Answer 2

• Situational : attribute behav. to external causes
• Dispositional : attribute behav. to internal causes

Question 3

What are factors of fundamental attribution errors (2) and why is there a difference?

Answer 3

• Behaviour of others make us tend to underestimate situational and overestimate dispositional
• But, our our behaviour is situational

Difference:
- Focus of attention
- Lack of information

Question 4

What are other attributional errors? (2)

Answer 4

• Success and failure:
• Taking credit for positive outcomes
  -Blaming others for negative outcomes
  Ex. : Uni students who get A’s and B’s = their good work
  And those who get lower blame it on bad luck or level of difficulty of the test

Question 5

What are the 3 factors of attraction?

Answer 5

1- proximity –> “Mere Exposure Effect” = more exposure to stimulus, more we like it
2- physical appearance –> “Halo Effect” = assume to be more sociable, popular, sexual, well-adjusted
3- similarity –> reduces conflict and negative feelings, validation for own beliefs
*opposites usually do not attract!!!

Question 6

What is conformity?

Answer 6

• It is consciously maintaining similarity to those around you or to authority

Question 7

Obedience –> Milgrim, 1961-62; What reduces obedience?

Answer 7

• Having to touch “learner”
• 32% went over 400 volts
• Instructions were given by phone
• M just as obedient as F, though F was more nervous
• An Ally