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social psychology
study of how people think about, influence and relate to other people
what is social psychology most closely aligned to?
personality psychology
what are the general topics of social psychology?
racism
prejudice
stereotypes
attitudes in general
what is social psychology experiments likely to manipulate?
independent variable
bystander effect
tendency for an individual to be less likely to help in an emergency when other people are present
digital bystanders
those who record a crime to report it or try an assist the victim
what are the 5 steps to helping an emergency?
- notice the event
- understand that it is an emergency
- take responsibility for aiding the victim
- know how to help
- help
what causes bystanding?
a short circuit and people start to use others a guide for behaviour
social cognition
area of social psychology that explores how people select, interpret, remember and use social information
person perception
processes by which we use social stimuli to form impressions of others
what is an important social cue?
face
what do we process from the face?
how trustworthy and dominant a person is likely to be
stereotype
generalisation about a group’s characteristics that does not consider variations of individuals
self fulfilling prophecy
expectations cause individuals to act in ways that will make expectations true
what can people determine from a brief interaction?
persons romantic interest in them
propensity for violence
sexual orientation
attributions
explanations of the causes of behaviour
attribution theory
views people as motivated to discover underlying causes of behaviours
internal attributions
causes inside and specific to the person (traits and abilities)
external attributions
causes outside the person (social pressure, the weather, luck)
stable/unstable causes
is the cause of behaviour permanent or temporary?
uncontrollable/controllable causes
we perceive that people have power over some causes
actor
person who produces behaviour to be explained
observer
person who offers casual explanation of behaviour
how do actors usually explain own behaviour?
external causes