Social Psychology Flashcards
Dispositional Attributions
their behavior was lazy
Situation Attributions
The persons behavior has to do with something going on in their life
attitude
feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way objects, people, and events
foot-in-the-door phenomenon
the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with larger request (working your way from 11 to 2 curfew)
role
set of expectations about a social position (when you first step into a position you are just playing an act)
cognitive dissonance theory
the clashing of our actions and beliefs
conformity
adjust our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard
normative social influence
influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval
informational social influence
accepting others influence about reality
social facilitatin
improved performance on simple or well learn tasks in he presence of others (Max when he golfs)
social loafing
the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their effects together than they are when they are individually accountable (group projects)
deindividuation
the loss of accountability so you are willing to do whatever (yik yak)
group polarization
becoming more firm in your beliefs by hearing people who also agree with you
groupthink
don’t consider alternatives because harmony in everyone agreeing overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives
culture
the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next
norm
an understood rule for accepted and expected behavior. Norms prescribe proper behavior (cultural norm: handshake)
prejudice
an unjustifiable and negative attitude toward a group and its members…it means pre judgment
stereotype
a generalized belief about a group of people
discrimination
unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members
just-world phenomenon
(kind of like karma) the good guys win and the bad guys get what they deserve
ingroup bias
the tendency to favor our own group
scapegoat theory
the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
other race effect
the tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately than faces of other races
aggression
any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy
frustration-aggression principle
the principle that frustration-the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal creates anger, which can generate aggression
social script
culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations (when we don’t know how to behave, we rely on social scrips) (Child more likely to beat his child if they were beat as a kid)
mere exposure effect
the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them (long distance don’t tend to work)
passionate love
an aroused state of intense positive absorption of another…usually towards the beginning of a love relationship
companionate love
the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those whom our lives are intertwined
equity
a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it
self-disclosure
revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others
altruism
unselfish regard for the welfare of others
bystander effect
the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give help if others are present
social exchange theory
if they reward of giving help outweighs the pain involved, you will help. (giving blood example)
reciprocity norm
an expectation that people will help, not hurt those who have help them
social-responsibility norm
an expectation that people will help those needing their help (Children, elderly)
conflict
a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas
social trap
(the two five credit thing) not caring about the good of the group, only pursuing our personal interests
mirror-image perceptions
mutual views often help by collecting people, as each side sees themselves as Lukes and the others as Jordan Zadra’s
superordinate oals
shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation
5 factors of attraction
Proximity, similarity, physical attractiveness, reciprocal liking, association
