Social Psych Unit Test 3

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Bandura

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Bobo Doll Study
- Demonstrates learned behavior and a model for aggression

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Dutton And Aron

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Bridge Study
- Demonstrates two factor theory of emotion / attraction

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Festinger, et al

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Apartment Proximity Study
- Demonstrates Liking

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Lante and Darley

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Smoke Study and Seizure study - Demonstrates Bystander Effect and Pluralistic Ignorance

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Deutsch And Krauss

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Truck Study - Peace Making / Conflict Resolution

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ABC's of Prejudice

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Affect - Prejudice
Behavioral - Discrimination
Cognitive - Stereotype

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Frustration Aggression Theory

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Prejudice arises when groups compete for scarce resources

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Social Identity Theory

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States that we seperate people into groups and contrast our group with other groups. Holding a favorable bias towards our own group and a negative one towards others.

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Group-Serving Bias

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We dismiss positive acts performed by an outgroup, a special case or owing luck to a special advantage.

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Just-world phenomenon

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People get what they deserve

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Sources of prejudice

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Social Inequities
Socialization (family, and culture)
Institutional Supports (church)

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Hostile Sexism

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Classic Sexism

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Benevolent Sexism

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A stereotypical view of women but worded to sound positive

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Consequences of Prejudice

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Prejudgements guide our attention and memories
Prejudgements are self-perpetuating

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How to reduce Prejudice

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Create cooperative, equal status relationships

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What is aggression

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Behavior aimed at doing harm or causing pain to another person. Can be physical emotional or psychological

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Hostile Aggression

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Stemming from feeligns of anger and aimed at inflicting pain.

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Instrumental Aggression

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Aggression as a means to some goal.

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Three Theories of Aggression

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Biological (amygdala serotonin imbalance)
Response to frusteration - Blocked from a Goal
Learned social behavior - Bobo Doll Study

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Relative Deprivation

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The perception that one is less well off than others to whom one compares oneself

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Eros

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Passionate Love / Focuses on physical attraction and sexual satisfaction not looking for love, but ready.

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Ludus

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Game playing / Love is a game or pleasant past time for mutual enjoyment
Enjoys multiple relationships

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Storge

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Friendship love / Caring, concerned love, based on mutual trust
Long term relationships
Love is a really deep friendship, not mysterious

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Mania

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Ludus+Eros
Insecure, dependent yearns for love but anticipates pain

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Pragma

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Based on satisfactory rewards Ludus & Storge

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Agape

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Selfless / Esteem for the other, concern for anothers welfare

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Two Factor Theory of Emotion

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Shachter and Singer Bridge Study. States that Arousal x its label = emotion

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Sources of Aggression

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Pain without escape. Crowding, air pollution, offensive odors and heat produce violent behavior

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Media's influence on Aggression

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Media effects children and adults equally.

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How can we reduce aggression

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Reward nonaggressive behavior as opposed to punishing aggressive behavior

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What is interpersonal attraction

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interpersonal attraction is an evaluation, either on another persons attitude or a need to belong.

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Who do we find attractive and why?

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Proximity, similarity, liking physical attractiveness

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Why do we like people similar to us

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They validate our own beliefs

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Interpersonal style and Liking

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One of the most common relationship problems is when people do not share the same interpersonal style.

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Physical Attractiveness

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What is beautiful is good

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Mere exposure effect

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Tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them.

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Reward theory

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Theory that we like those whose behavior is rewarding to us or whom we associated with rewarding events. We want the best relationships we can get for the most value of our emotional dollar.

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Secure Attachment Style

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Attached
High Interpersonal Trust, High Self Esteem
Easy to be with others, happy with life
Associated with agape love style

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Anxious Ambivalent style

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Obsessive, extreme levels of attachment
Higher than average levels of anxiety
Vulnerable to rejection
Mania Love style

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Avoidant

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Fear of intimacy, low satisfaction
High interpersonal mistrust

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Altruism

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A motivation to increase anothers welfare without consious regard for one's self interests

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Kin Selection

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We help close relatives to enhance the survival of mutually shared genes

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Social Exchange Theory

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Interactions are transactions that aim to maximize one's reward and minimize ones costs

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Egoism

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A motive to increase ones own welfare

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Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis

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The relationship between feeling for another and helping that person in need.

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5 Steps to determine helping

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1. notice the event
2. Interpret the event as an emergency
3. Assume responsibility
4. Know appropriate form of assistance
5. Implement decision.

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Pluralistic Ignorance

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The tendency of a group to collectively hold back from helping in an ambiguous situation.

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Diffusion of Responsbility

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When an individual is less likely to take responsibility for a situation when others are present. This attitude rarely occurs alone and diffusion increases steadily once the number of observers is 3 or above.

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Social Dilemna

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A conflict in which the most beneficial action for an individual will, if chosen by most people, have harmful effects on everyone.

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Commons dilemna

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When everyone takes from a common pool of goods that will replenish if used in moderation by will disappear if overused

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Resource Dilemma

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The whole group benefits if everyone contributes but individual, but individuals can profit if they take advantage of resources iwthout contributing

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What is Conflict

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A perceived incompatibility of actions or goals

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Why do social dilemma's exist

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Immediate self interest
Ignorance of long term costs
Defending ourselves and others (ingroup vs. outgroup)

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How can we resolve social dilemmas

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Regulation and small groups. The smaller the group the easier cooperation is.

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How does Threat affect cooperation

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Hurts cooperation. Because of competition, resources are limited and the THREAT of losing resources to an outgroup increase hostility and aggression and limits cooperation.

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Four C's of peacemaking

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Contact
Cooperation
Concilliation