Exam 3, Psychology 101

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Social Psychology

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process by which we come to know and evaluate other individuals

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what 3 steps are involved in regards to social psychology?

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1. observe another's behavior

2. explain the behavior/motives

3. form an impression

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theories of attribution

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1. By Fritz Heider- causes of others behavior, people intuitive scientists attributions to person or situation

2. By Harold Kelly- based on 3 things, consensus(how ppl react to same stimulus), distinctiveness(how ppl react to different stimulus) consistency (how ppl react to same stimulus at different times)

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Fundamental attribution error

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when we try to understand the behavior of others, we overestimate the role of person factors and underestimate the situation factors]

researched by: Jones&Harris (essays abt Fidel Castro)

Ross et al (audience and questioner rates of intelligence)

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Self serving attribution

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we take credit for our successes, we disown our failures

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The Chameleon effect (social influence)

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Chartland and Bargh (researchers)

following certain behaviors, empathy, mood linkage to those around us (if we surround ourselves with happy people we will be happier)

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Conformity

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tendency to bring one's behavior in line with the group norms

Soloman Asch's experiment- following the crowd

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what strengthens conformity?

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person feeling incompetent, insecure, answers are unanimous, one admires the groups status, no commitment to responses

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what are the reasons for conformity?

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Normative social influence (public conformity, but the person does not actually change their beliefs deep down)

Informational social influence (private conformity, the person does change their beliefs deep down)

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What was Stanley Milgram's experiment (obedience) ?

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exams obedience on learning

participant was teacher, shocked "student" when they got an answer wrong

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what factors affect obedience?

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the authority (how high in power)

the victim (depersonalized)

the situation (assuming responsibility)

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social facilitation (normal Triplet and Robert zajonci)

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Triplet- times are faster when other people are observing

Zajonci- others increase arousal, increases dominant response, easy task response increases

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social loafing

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people exert less energy when it is a group task, don't feel as much responsibility

research: Ingraham (ropes experiment)

Latane (people cheering, less volume w more people)

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Group polarization

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enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion within a group

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group think

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group decision-making style by which group members convince themselves that they are correct (happens when there is a strong leader, harmony, cohesion within group)