Social Thinking Flashcards
interpersonal attraction
what makes people like each other and is influenced by multiple factors.
golden ratio
?
self - disclosure
includes hearing fears, thoughts, and goals with another person and being met with empathy and nonjudgement
reciprocity
we like people who we think like us
proximity
being physically close to someone
aggression
a physical, verbal or nonverbal behavior with the intention to cause hard or increase social dominance
attachment
an emotional bond to another person, and usually refers to the bond between a child and a caregiver.
secure attachement
requires a consistent caregiver so the child is able to go out and explore knowing he or she has a secure base to return to; the child will show strong preference for the caregiver
avoidant attachment
occurs when a caregiver has little or not response to a distressed, crying child; the child shows no preference for the caregiver compared to strangers
ambivalent attachement
occurs when a caregiver has an inconsistent response to a child’s distress, sometimes responding appropriately, some times neglectful the child will become distressed when caregiver leaves and is ambivalent when they return.
disorganized attachment
occurs when a caregiver is erratic or abusive; the child shows no clear pattern of behavior in response to the caregivers absence or presence and may show repetitive behaviors
social support
the perception or reality that one is cared for by a social network
emotional support
includes listening to, affirming and empathizing with someones feelings
esteem support
affirms the qualities and skills of the person
material support
providing physical or monetary resources to aid a person
informational support
providing useful information to a person
network support
providing a sense of belonging to a person
foraging
searching for and exploiting food resources
mating system
f
monogamy
f
polygame
f
promisciuity
f
mate choies (intersexual selection)
f
altruism
f
game theory
f
inclusive fitness
f
social perception (social cognition)
f
implicit personality theory
f
primacy effect
f
recency effect
f
reliance on central traits
f
halo effect
f
just-world hypothesis
f
self-serving bias
f
attribution theory
f
dispositional (internal)
f
situational (external)
f
correspondent inference theory
f
fundamental attribution error
f
attribute substitution
f
sterotypes
f
self fulfilling prophecy
f
stereotype threat
f
prejudice
an irrational positive or negative attitude toward a person, group or thing prior to an actual experience
ethnocentrism
the practice of making judgments about other cultures based on the values and beliefs of ones own culture
in - group
a social group with which a person experiences a sense of belonging
out - group
a social group with which an individual does not identify
cultural relativism
refers to the recognition that social groups and cultures should be studied on their own terms
discrimination
when prejudicial attitudes cause individuals of a particular group to be treated differently than others
individual discrimination
refers to one person discriminating against a particular person or group
institutional discrimination
refers to the discrimination against a particular person or group by an entire institution
