Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
The definition of an attitude |
The emotional and cognitive evaluations that we attach to people places objects and ideas*effective component *behavioral component * cognitive component |
|
|
The definition of cognitive dissonance |
Change behavior, change attitude, minimize importance of attitude |
|
|
The definition of an attribution |
When we make a determination about the perceived cause of our actions or those of another person. • Personal • Dispositional |
|
|
The difference between personal and situational attributions |
Personal: we assign the cause of behavior to something within the individual such as personality, beliefs or motivations Situational: we assign the cause o the behavior to something outside the individual |
|
|
The definition of the fundamental attribution error |
We tend to make more personal attributions than situational attributions when observing other’s behavior. |
|
|
The definition of the self-serving bias |
We accept our successes as a product of personal characteristics and losses as due to situational variables. |
|
|
Asch's research on conformity |
The process of adapting our individual behavior to meet the social norms, attitudes, and behaviors of a social group. |
|
|
Milgram's research on obedience |
The authority figure was moved further away The learner was moved closer As the prestige of the institution was varied |
|
|
The definition of the bystander effect |
ocial psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a victim when other people are present. |
|
|
What diffusion of responsibility is |
a person is less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when others are present |
|
|
The difference between prejudice and stereotypes |
Prejudice: positive or negative attitude toward a group of people that is biases Stereotypes: overgeneralized thoughts |
|
|
Attachment: |
The association an infant makesbetween their caregiver, nourishment, andcomfort. |
|
|
Piagets: Sensorimotor: |
babies learn about world through senses |
|
|
Piagets:Preoperational: |
mentally represent not mentally operate |
|
|
Piagets: concrete operational: |
perform mental operations with concrete materials |
|
|
Piagets: Formal Operational: |
Can perform mentaloperations abstractly |
|
|
The difference between maturation (nature) and learning (nurture) |
Nature is the genetics, what you were born with, Nurture is what you learn |
