UGH Psychology Flashcards
Harlow’s attachment theory stated what?
Monkeys go for comfort - they would rather be comforted than fed
Isolation early on in life is good or bad?
Nature or nurture?
BAD - can lead to bad social skills and even death.
NURTURE - The monkeys were not nurtured at an early age, which resulted in bad social skills
For a monkey to develop normally they must ____?
Cling to an object early in life
Children with stronger bonds to their parents are more ___________.
Adventureous
Social psychology is …?
How we think and influence and relate to one another and how we behave in groups
Define conformity
Alteration of behavior due to a group to follow the beliefs of other people
Define compliance
When a person goes along with a group, but their own behaviors and values do not change
Difference between conformity and compliance?
Conformity is completely changing values and behaviors to what the group thinks
Compliance is going with the group but your own values do not change
Define acceptance
A group is taken as a valid source of norms and information, and therefore individuals’ values change to the groups
Define obediance
Obeying instructions from a person
Define diffusion of responsibility
“I won’t help because someone else will.”
People think others will help a person or take action, and as a result no one does anything
What influences a bystander’s decisions
Size of aggressor
Crowds
If one person has already responded
Define pluralistic ignorance
Witnesses look to others + based their reactions on other people’s actions
Solomon ash experiment?
Line lengths. 4 fake people give wrong answer, and the real person complies with the information and says the wrong answer as well even though they know its wrong
What factors influence conformity
Group size (4-5 is usually the max needed) Group attractiveness Public vs private responses Self esteem of person Group unanimity Nature of task
