Unit. 6: Chapter 16 Social Behaviour Flashcards
Attributions
Inferences people draw about causes of events & behaviours
Interpersonal Attraction, factors
-matching hypothesis, similarity, reciprocation
Perspectives on Love
Companionate vs. passionate, attachment.
Attachment Styles (A, AA, S)
Avoidant attachment: disregard own self needs
Secure: regard for both self and other needs
Anxious-Ambivalent attachment: crave emotional intimacy but worry that others don’t want them
Internal V.S External attributions
I: Behaviour cause by personal traits , abilities, and feelings
E: Behaviour caused by situational / environmental factors
Weiner’s success/failure factors
Stable (permanent)/Unstable (temporary/luck)
&
External(situation/environmental)/Internal (personal traits)
Fundamental attribution error
Observer favoring internal (personal) factors to explain behaviour
Attitudes (3 parts)
- Structure of Attitudes: Components, Dimensions, Relationships.
- Change Attitude
- Theories of Attitude change
Structure of Attitudes (C. D. R)
Components:
Dimensions:
Relationships:
Change attitude/Persuasion (S. M. R)
Message factors: (actual info), fear, repetition, mere exposure effect
Source factors: (sender of message), credibility, expertise
Receiver factors: (receiver of message) forewarned, repetition
Theories of Attitude Change (L. D. E)
Learning theory: classical conditioning
Dissonance theory: inconstancy in thought process, trying to explain behaviour by changing thought process or vise versa
Elaboration theory: -Central route(message factors) -Peripheral route (non-message factors)
Conformity
Asch: heighteners -group size, collectivist cultures
Obedience
Milgram’s studies, ethical issues
Power of Situation
Zimbardo, Stanford prison experiment
Bystander effect
*diffusion of responsibility
