Social Thinking Flashcards
Social Psychology
the study through the actual implied or imagined presence of others impacts our thinking or feeling
Attribution Theory
People tend to attribute other people’s behaviors to their environment
Fundamental Attribution Error
understanding situational influences
Attitude
a belief or feeling that predisposes our reaction to objects, people, and events
Solomon Asch
1955; studied conformity; conducted an experiment to test what lengths people would go to before conforming
Foot in Door Phenomenon
tendency for people to agree to a small request to comply and later they will comply with a larger request
Normative Social Influence
we are sensitive to social norms and understand rules for accepted and expected behaviors
Conformity
adjusting our behavior or thinking to aline it with some group’s standards
