Chapter 13: Social Psychology

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social psychology

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the study of how people influence others' behaviours, beliefs, attitudes either for good or bad. Scientific study of how people think about, influence and relate to each other.

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attribution

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process of assigning causes to behaviour

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fundamental attribution error

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tendency to overestimate the tendency of dispositional influences on other people's behaviour

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dispositional attributions

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tendency to explain behaviour based on personality or enduring characteristics in someone

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situational attributions

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attributing behaviour by analyzing the current situation

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conformity

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tendency of people to alter their behaviour as a result of group pressure

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deindividuation

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when group influences are so strong that people lose self-awareness as individuals (increase anonimity, decrease responsibility)

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obedience

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adherence to instructions from those of higher authority

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informational social influence

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When we like to be right, and don't know what else to do so we assume that others know more about what to do, and copy their actions.

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normative social influence

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when we conform to other's expectations acting like everyone else

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perceptual salience

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we see the person, but the factors causing the situation are invisible

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Tricouncil (TCPS)

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organization that provides research funds on the condition of three basic core principles

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Research Ethics Board

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organization appointed as mandatory by Tricouncil if someone wants to apply for their funding

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debriefing

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to disclose to the subject the purpose of an experiment and any reasons for deception and manipulation

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prejudice

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conclusions about a person, group of people, or situation before evaluating all the evidence

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beliefs

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a conclusion regarding factual evidence

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attitudes

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a belief that includes an emotional component

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discrimination

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the act of treating members of out groups differently from members of in groups. Involves negative behaviours

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in-group bias

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tendency to favor our own groups over others

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superordinate goals

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shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation. Helps to share identity, and see value in others

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cognitive dissonance theory

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unpleasant mental experience of tension resulting from two conflicting thoughts or beliefs that makes us change our mind

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stereotypes

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building blocks of prejudice, a belief positive or negative about a group's characteristics that we apply to most members of that group

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self justification theory

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person tends to justify behaviour and deny negative feedback related to behaviour

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peripheral route

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advertisement technique in which people's attentions are caught by surface characteristics of advertisement

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central route

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elaborated arguments for advertising techniques to attract attention of those alert and willing to learn

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concentrative meditation

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meditation focused on concentrating in a single object such as a mantra

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non directive meditation

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meditation focused on concentrating mind on breath and allows mind to wander

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informed consent

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document where people are informed about the study and have to sign if they want to do it

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privilege

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special entitlement, advantage, or favor for specific group

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oppression

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exercise of authority or power, in a cruel, burdensome or unjust manner

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victimization

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suffering from the destructive acts of others

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foot in the door

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people who agree to a small action tend to comply to a larger one

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door in the face

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asking a huge favor, and then another one that is going to seem much smaller

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commitment consistency

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to fulfill another small favor in a foot in the door technique

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elaboration likelihood model (ELM)

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model where central techniques are inferred to be more well wrought than peripheral techniques

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pluralistic ignorance

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error of assuming that no one in the group perceives things as we do