Unit 8: Social Psychology Flashcards
Social Facilitation
perform better in a group
social inhibition
perform worse in a group
social loafing
let others do work for u
group polarization
with like-minded individuals and beliefs become more extreme
groupthink
go along with group but doesnt change mind
Irving Janis
Groupthink
Social Trap
do whats best for self- ends up hurting group
Muzafer Sherif
super ordinate goals
attribution theory
uses blame or credit to explain events
Disposition /Internal Atribution
comes from a persons character or personality
situational/external
credit/blame outside factor
fundamental attribution error
benefit of doubt
actor-observer discrepancy
internal to bad behavior
but external when we would do the same
self serving bias
take credit, give blame
blaming victim
u did to self
self-effacing (modesty bias)
internal-failure
external- success
attitude
set of beliefs or opinions about a topic
cognitive dissonance
when beliefs and actions dont match
lying+ discomfort
Leon Festinger
money experiment
central route persuasion
facts + evidence
peripheral route persuasion
appealing person
Foot-in-door
small than large request
door- in-the-face
large than small request
prejudice
belied about a group of people
