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Unit 8: Social Psychology Flashcards

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1
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Social Facilitation

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perform better in a group

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social inhibition

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perform worse in a group

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3
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social loafing

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let others do work for u

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4
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group polarization

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with like-minded individuals and beliefs become more extreme

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groupthink

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go along with group but doesnt change mind

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Irving Janis

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Groupthink

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7
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Social Trap

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do whats best for self- ends up hurting group

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8
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Muzafer Sherif

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super ordinate goals

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9
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attribution theory

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uses blame or credit to explain events

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Disposition /Internal Atribution

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comes from a persons character or personality

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situational/external

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credit/blame outside factor

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12
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fundamental attribution error

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benefit of doubt

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13
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actor-observer discrepancy

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internal to bad behavior

but external when we would do the same

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14
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self serving bias

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take credit, give blame

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15
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blaming victim

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u did to self

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16
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self-effacing (modesty bias)

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internal-failure

external- success

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17
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attitude

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set of beliefs or opinions about a topic

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18
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cognitive dissonance

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when beliefs and actions dont match

lying+ discomfort

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19
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Leon Festinger

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money experiment

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20
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central route persuasion

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facts + evidence

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21
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peripheral route persuasion

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appealing person

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Foot-in-door

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small than large request

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door- in-the-face

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large than small request

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prejudice

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belied about a group of people

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discrimination

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action upon a belief about a certain group

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self fulfilling prophecy

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say worse, act worse

flash card game

27
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jane elliot

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blue/brown eyes

28
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conformity line experiment

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soloman asch

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things that strengthen conformity

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  • unanimous group
  • bigger group
  • authority
  • no prior commitment
30
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Normative social influence

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conform bc u want to fit in

groupthink

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informational social influence

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conformed bc u r convinced

32
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norms

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social rules

33
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Stanley Milgran

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Obedience to Authority

34
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Philip Zambardo

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Stanford prison experiment

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aggression

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behavior meant to harm

36
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frustration-aggression hypothesis

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when u r unable to reach goals, u r more likely to use aggression

37
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deindividualization

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military

GROUP not individual

38
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proximity-mere exposure effect

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more likely to be attracted when closer

39
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similarity

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more attraction, more in common

40
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Halo effect

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assume + characteristics of someone we find attractive

41
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passionate love

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infatuation

beginning of relationship

42
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companionate love

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love that results from shared past (experiences)

43
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equity

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equal amounts

44
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self disclosure

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giving important info to another

45
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kitty genovese

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bystander effect

46
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bystander effect

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the more people around, the less likely someone is willing to help

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altruism

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do good for others, and expecting nothing in return

48
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social exchange theory

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u give, they give back (GIFTS)

49
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reciprocity norm

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do something for someone, theyll do it back

50
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GRIT

A

Gradual REduction in TIme

51
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chameleon effect

A

smile while taking a pic

52
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Muzafer Sherif

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Robbers Cave Experiment /

53
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con·form·i·ty

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compliance with standards, rules, or laws

54
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ethnocentrism

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ur culture is best

55
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superordinate goals

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require the cooperation of two or more people or groups to achieve

56
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personal space

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region surrounding a person which they regard as psychologically theirs

57
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social responsibility norm

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is a societal rule that tells people they should help others who need help even if doing so is costly.

58
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mere-exposure effect

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people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them

59
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Scapegoat

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tendency to blame someone else for one’s own problems

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