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Theoretical approaches to personality: |
1. Dispositional 2. Humanistic 3. Psychoanalytic 4. Learning/ cognitive 5. Biological |
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Social psychology |
the scientific study of how people think, influence, and relate to one another in a social context |
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What does social context include |
1. real, imagined, or symbolic presence of others 2. activities and interactions among people 3. setting where behaviors occur 4. expectations and social norms governing behavior |
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Hindsight bias |
the tendency to see things as more obvious after learning the result (aka "I knew it all along") |
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attribution theory |
a theory about how people explain the causes of behavior, events, or actions "Naive" or "common sense" |
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conformity |
the tendency to change our perceptions, opinions, or behavior in ways that are consist with group norms. |
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2 reasons people conform: |
1. Information: Conformity that occurs when a person believes that others are correct in their judgement. (light study) 2. Social norms: Conformity that occurs when a person wants to fit in, gain acceptance, or abide by social norms. (hand washing study) |
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obedience |
behavior change produced by command of authority |
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Stanley Milgram study |
shocking when the participant got the answer wrong |
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deindivuation |
loss of sense of individuality reduced self awareness, reduced attention, to personal standards & loosening of normal constraints against deviant behavior |
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health psychology |
the field within psychology that promotes health and well being |
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Medical model |
views the body as a machine to be fixed when broken |
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biopsychosocial model |
views health and illness as the product of combination of factors including 1. biological factors 2. psychological factors 3. social factors |
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General Adaptation Syndrome |
1. Alarm: Fight or flight response 2. Resistance 3. Exhaustion: depletion of resources brings on diseases and disorders |
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Lazarus cognitive theory |
Stressor --> Appraisal --> GAS |
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Problem-focused coping |
a response aimed at reducing, modifying, or eliminating a source of stress |
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Emotion-focused coping |
a response aimed at reducing the emotional impact of this stressor |
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Benefits of social support |
1. provides emotional support and tangible assistance 2. reduce intensity and duration of physiological arousal 3. supporters live longer too |
