Social Psychology (Incomplete)

Question 1

Lewin’s equation.

Answer 1

B = f (P,E)

behaviour, function, person, environment.

Question 2

Definition of social psychology.

Answer 2

How behaviour, cognition and emotion of individual humans are influenced by other humans.

Question 3

Social psychology methods of research.

Answer 3

Observational, qualitative, correlational, empirical.

Question 4

How do we behave when our self-awareness is raised?

Answer 4

We behave better.

Question 5

How do we behave when our self-awareness is lowered?

Answer 5

We become less obsessed with presenting ourselves.

Question 6

3 types of self-knowledge, together your self-concept.

Answer 6

Biographical information, personal information, subjective information.

Question 7

Examples of biographical information.

Answer 7

Gender, age, nationality.

Question 8

Examples of personal information.

Answer 8

Physicality, personality, personal preferences.

Question 9

Example of subjective information.

Answer 9

Memories.

Question 10

What is self-esteem?

Answer 10

The value we put on ourselves and specific abilities we have.

Question 11

What does our behaviour lead to?

Answer 11

Self-perception.

Question 12

What do the reaction of others lead to in us?

Answer 12

Self-esteem.

Question 13

What is cognitive dissonance?

Answer 13

Mixed emotions coming out of conflicting beliefs.

Question 14

What is social comparison theory?

Answer 14

People compare themselves against other depending on what they think of those people.

Question 15

Protecting self-esteem via?

Answer 15

Escape, self-serving bias

Question 16

Self-serving bias.

Answer 16

You attribute success to yourself but failure to others.

Question 17

Robber’s Cave Study.

Answer 17

Conflict arises between any two groups that have to compete for resources.

Question 18

Differences between in-group and out-group.

Answer 18

People feel similar to the in-group they are in but dissimilar to the out-group.

Question 19

Levels of abstraction.

Answer 19

Superordinate, intermediate, subordinate.

Question 20

Superordinate.

Answer 20

Global membership, humanity.

Question 21

intermediate.

Answer 21

Group membership, social identity.

Question 22

Subordinate.

Answer 22

Personal characteristics, me.

Question 23

Social cognition.

Answer 23

How we represent information about other people.

Question 24

A cognitive model. Three stages.

Answer 24

Stimulus perception, Information processing, response production.

Question 25

Dual-process model.

Answer 25

Two modes of person perception. Individuation & categorisation.

Question 26

Individuation.

Answer 26

Person perception based on individual characteristics.

Question 27

Categorisation.

Answer 27

Person perception based on group membership.

Question 28

Stereotype.

Answer 28

Assigning identical characteristics to any person in a group based on their membership of that group. Based on knowledge, not beliefs or opinions.

Question 29

Prejudice.

Answer 29

A hostile or negative attitude towards a distinguishable group based on generalisations derived from faulty or incomplete information. Based on stereotypes, beliefs and opinions.

Question 30

The causes of prejudice:

Answer 30

Negative presentation in media, attribution errors, scapegoat theory.

Question 31

Reducing prejudice:

Answer 31

Contact hypothesis, superordinate goals, jigsaw classroom.

Question 32

Contact hypothesis:

Answer 32

People in integrated housing were far less racist than people in segregated housing.

Question 33

Contact hypothesis:

Answer 33

People in integrated housing were far less racist than people in segregated housing.

Question 34

Positive & negative reinforcement and punishment:

Answer 34

The adding or subtracting of rewards.

Question 35

Observational learning:

Answer 35

Observing others' behaviour.

Question 36

Theory of social learning:

Answer 36

Attention, Retention, Motivation, Reproduction.

Question 37

Define aggression:

Answer 37

Physical or psychological harm, an intentional act.

Question 38

Hostile aggression:

Answer 38

Hotter, emotional aggression.

Question 39

Instrumental aggression:

Answer 39

Colder, less emotional aggression.

Question 40

Hormones/chemicals causing aggression:

Answer 40

Testosterone, alcohol.

Question 41

Physiological factors for aggression:

Answer 41

Pain, discomfort.

Question 42

Emotional factors for aggression:

Answer 42

Rejection, frustration.

Question 43

Learned factors:

Answer 43

Coercive cycle.

Question 44

The Nuremberg Principle

Answer 44

A person isn't relieved from responsibility under international law just because he obeyed a superior or a government.

Question 45

Outcome of The Stanford Prison Experiment:

Answer 45

That in Lewin's equation the person is not as important as the environment.

Question 46

What is conformity:

Answer 46

Thoughts and behaviours that correspond to the thoughts and behaviours of others. It is not obedience.

Question 47

Internalization:

Answer 47

When people accept a belief or behaviour both publivly and privately.

Question 48

Identification:

Answer 48

When people are influenced by someone who is liked and respected, such as a famous celebrity.

Question 49

Compliance:

Answer 49

When people appear to agree with others but actually keep their dissenting opinions private.