Unit 14 Extra Flashcards
Where do s the fundamental attribution error run strong
Individualistic western countries
Who proposed cognitive dissonance
Leon fistinger
Chameleon effect
We are natural mimics
Mood linkage
Sharing up and down moods
Solomon arch experiment
Conformity
The line measurement experiment
What affects conformity
If it is easy and lead to believe important then less likely to conform
But if it is hard or not important then more likely too conform
Stanley milgram experiment
For obedience
Teacher or learner
The shock experiment
Obedience highest when
Authority person was close at hand
Supported by prestigious institution
Victim depersonalized
No role models for defiance
When are you likely to do bad or good in front of people
If you are good at something (easy task) do better with people there but worse when it’s a hard task and people are there
Social control
The power of the situation
Personal control
The power of the individual
Minority influence
The power of one or two individuals to sway majorities
Overt prejudice
Such as Openly and consciously denying a particular ethnic group the right to vote
Subtle prejudice
Such as feeling fearful when alone in an elevator with a stranger from a different racial or ethnic group
Blame the victim dynamic
Stereotypes rationalize inequalities
Haves usually develop attitudes that justify things as they are