Social Psychology Flashcards
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Social Psychology
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The study of how people influence other’s behaviour, beliefs and attitudes
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Social Comparison Theory
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Theory that we seek to evaluate our beliefs, attitudes and abilities by comparing our reactions with those of others
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Mass Hysteria
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Outbreak of irrational behaviour that is spread by social contagion
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Social Facilitation
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Enhancement of performance bought about by the presence of others
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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Tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional influences on other people’s behaviour
