Week 10 Social Psychology Flashcards

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Explain social perception

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The process by which people interpret information about others, draw inferences about them, and develop mental representations of them.

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Define Social Psychology

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Focuses on the power of the situation.

Examines how we think about, influence, and relate to one another in certain conditions.

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Define attitudes

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A predisposition towards a particular cognitive, emotional, or behavioural reaction to objects

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Describe the 3 components of attitude

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Cognitive- A set of beliefs about the object
Emotional/affective- feelings about the object
Behavioural- the way we act towards the object

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5
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Define prejudice

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A positive or negative attitude towards an entire group of people.

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Define stereotyping

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A false assumption that all members of some group share the same characteristics

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Explain the the Motivational theory of Authoritarianism (3)

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1: acceptance of conventional or traditional values.
2: willingness to unquestioningly follow authority figures.
3: an inclination to act threateningly towards people identified by authority as having oppositional views (threat).

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Explain cognitive theories related to prejudice and stereotyping

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because of the social-cognitive process we use to in dealing with the world. The use of schemas to make sense of our world.

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Explain learning theories related to prejudice and stereotyping

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stereotyping and prejudice can be learned as a child.

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