social psychology Flashcards
big ideas in social psych
we construct our social reality
our social intuitions are powerful, sometimes perilous
attitudes shape and are shaped by behavior
social influences shapes behavior
dispositions shape behavior
social behavior is also biological behavior
feeling and actions toward people are sometimes negative and positive
hindsight bias
– I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon
• Obvious after facts are known
• Consequences
– Arrogance, blame
ethical principles
consent forms be truthful protect from harm confidentiality debrief participants
experimental research
determines causes and effect
controls variables
independent variables can be manipulated
dependent variables= behavior observed
survey
random sample
correlation research
relationship between variables
advantages
disadvantages because not equal cause
hypothesis
test prediction
theory
organize predict behavior
explain why a fact exist
social psych influences values
their choice of research topic
type of people who are attracted to various field of study
behavior is influenced
society
attitude and personality
biology
social thinking
social surrounding shape our self identities
self interest color our social judgments and motives our social behaviors