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26 Cards in this Set
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A hypothesis about the cause of our own or other’s behavior |
Attribution |
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The two types of Social Attributions |
Dispositional / Internal / Personal Attribution Situational / External Attribution |
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–Behavior is due to internal reasons –Because of individual |
Dispositional / Internal Attribution |
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–Behavior is due to external reasons –Because of situation |
Situational/external Attribution |
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The scientific study of everyday life. The root cause why people do things |
Social Psychology |
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When considering other people’s behavior, we underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences in others’ behavior |
Fundamental Attribution Error * People are more likely to use Internal excuses rather than situational attributions as reasons for doing something. Easier this way |
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Attributions based on whether you are the actor or observer |
Actor-Observer Effect |
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When considering other’s behavior we use |
Fundamental attribution error |
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When considering our own behavior we use |
The self-serving Bias |
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– Take credit for success – Blame failure on circumstance |
The self-serving Bias
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a change in behavior or beliefs as a result of real or imagined social pressure. Leads to a change in how we view the world. |
Conformity |
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Behavior shaped by a desire to fulfill others’ expectations (often to gain approval) |
Normative Social Influence * Results in compliance |
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Classic study for conformity |
Ascb's Line Study |
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People who act like they're samples, but are knowingly helping the researcher |
Confederates |
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evidence about reality that we get from others |
Informational Social Influence *results from internalization |
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Two Reasons for Conformity |
Normative Social Influence Informational Social Influence |
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The psychological outcome of a conscious mind reasoning about a specific subject. E.g. watching peoples behavior |
Internalization |
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Two things that affect Informational Influence |
–Whether the situation is ambiguous/novel –Whether the other individuals are experts |
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A social psychological phenomenon that tests the theories of Pluralistic Ignorance and Diffusion of responsibility |
Bystander Intervention / Effect |
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A situation in which a majority of group members privately reject a norm, but incorrectly assume that most others accept it, and therefore go along with it |
Pluralistic Ignorance |
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A sociopsychological phenomenon whereby a person is less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when others are present. |
Diffusion of Responsibility |
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The origination of attitudes |
Socialization (parents, institution, friends) Conditioning Repetition |
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the more we are exposed to something the more we like it |
Mere exposure effect E.g. Chinese characters study • Mirror study |
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a state of having simultaneous conflicting reactions, beliefs, or feelings towards some object. |
Ambivalent attitudes (Explicit vs Implicit) |
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tension that arises when one is aware of two inconsistent cognitions (e.g., attitude and behavior) |
Cognitive Dissonance |
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An unconscious negative harbor of negative feelings toward something. Affects their views without even knowing |
Implicit Bias |
