Social Thinking

Question 1

Interpersonal Attraction

Answer 1

People liking other people

Question 2

Self disclosure

Answer 2

Sharing one’s personal fears, beliefs, thoughts, goals with another person and being met with non-judgemental empathy

Question 3

Reciprocal Liking

Answer 3

people like people better when they feel liked by that other person

Question 4

Proximity Effect, Mere Exposure, and Familiarity Effect

Answer 4

like someone just based on being close to them…. being able to be around this person

Question 5

Cognitive Neoassociation Model

Answer 5

We are more likely to respond aggressively when we are sick, tired, in pain, overheated etc. (not at our best)

Question 6

Discrimination

Answer 6

An ACTION must be taken. Name calling does not count

Question 7

Stereotype

Answer 7

Name calling, Labeling,

Question 8

Ambivalent Attachment

Answer 8

Baby upset when mommy (caregiver) leaves, but has no strong attachment or preference to mommy (caregiver) or a stranger.

Question 9

Avoidant Attachment

Answer 9

Baby does not care for when mom or anyone else leaves them… or when they return.

Question 10

Disorganized Attachment

Answer 10

baby does not care for caregivers coming or going, and shows a mix of behaviors….. typically seen in child abuse

Question 11

Dispositional Attribution

Answer 11

Relating the results of something to how YOU acted (an internal assessment).

Question 12

Situational Attribution

Answer 12

Explaining the results of something based on how the environment/situation affected you.

Question 13

Paternalistic Stereotype

Answer 13

Paternalistic stereotypes are those in which the group is looked down upon as inferior, dismissed, or ignored.

Question 14

Envious Stereotype

Answer 14

Envious stereotypes are those in which the group is viewed with jealousy, bitterness, or distrust.

… I think of how poor people feel about rich people.

Question 15

Contemptous Stereotype

Answer 15

Contemptuous stereotypes are those in which the group is viewed with resentment, annoyance, or anger.

How Americans feel about China

Question 16

Admiration Stereotype

Answer 16

Admiration stereotypes are those in which the group is viewed with pride and other positive feelings.

How white republicans feel about Ronald Reagan

Question 17

Distinctiveness Cues

Answer 17

Distinctiveness cues describe when the target person acts similarly across multiple situations, helping the perceiver form opinions about the target’s behavior.

Question 18

Consistency Cues

Answer 18

Consistency cues refer to the target person engaging in similar behavior over time.

Question 19

Consensus Cues

Answer 19

Consensus cues describe when a person compares the target person’s behavior to everybody else’s behavior

Question 20

Indicator trait selection

Answer 20

Features that could be genetic, or just indicators of health in selecting a mate….

i.e. I would want to marry someone who did not have allergies to peanuts, or who has good hair. I would not

Question 21

Ventromedial Hypothalamus

Answer 21

ventromedial hypothalamus tells the brain that the mouse is full…. damage would make you always eat

Question 22

Lateral Hypothalamus

Answer 22

Tell you that you are hungry.

Damage would mean you never feel hungry

Question 23

Factor of Similarity

Answer 23

Being attracted to someone who has a characteristic similar to you such as age, race, religion.

Question 24

Factor Proximity

Answer 24

Attractiveness based on how close someone lives to you

Question 25

Factor of Reciprocity

Answer 25

Attractiveness based on Liking someone and knowing they like you back.

Question 26

Factor of Self Disclosure

Answer 26

Attractiveness to someone based on the sharing of intimate details about each other with each other

Question 27

Attribute Selection

Answer 27

Attribute substitution explains that people will make a substitution to a simpler situation or idea (level of fear) when presented with a complex one (calculation of relative likeliness).

Question 28

Empathy Altruistic

Answer 28

Most likely have had a empathizing experience (relatable) so that makes that person more willing to help that person out

Question 29

Normative Conformity

Answer 29

The worker disagrees with her supervisor, but remains quiet for fear of the repercussions of disagreeing with the supervisor. Normative conformity explains the desire to fit into a group and fear of rejection.

This is like silently holding your views against something or someone…. I could imagine the ‘Me Too’ women acted with Normative Conformity until they were fired or quit their job

Question 30

Conformity by internalization

Answer 30

This involves you changing your behavior to match the other behavior/believe, AND you also internally change your belief to agree with the new behavior.

.. I see this as a “Sunken Place” example like in the movie Get Out…. you change your behavior to match the other behavior/beliefs and internally start believing in the new behavior/beliefs.