Social Psychology Test 1 Ch 1-3

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Defining Social Psychology

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The scientific study of how we relate, influence, and think about oneanother.

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Pervasivness of social influence.

Back 2

Our thoughts, feelings, behavior are influenced by:
• the people around us
• the groups to which we belong
• our personal relationships
• the teaching of our parents
• the culture we live in
• our past experiences

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Two fundamental axioms

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us
construction pervasivnes
of reality of social
influence

society

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Scientific theory

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• A statement about constructs – abstract
concepts…
• describing causal relations – a change in one
construct produces a corresponding change
in another construct – cause / effect…
• general in scope – applicability of results
across several factors, populations, situations

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a good theory

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comprehensive
simple
generetative

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correlational study

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looks for association between variables
(correlation coefficient)
researchers simply measures iv and dv
can examine naturally occuring variables
can examin difficult or unethical situations

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experimental studies

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*looking to find causal relationships
*can manipulate iv to measure dv
*has random assignment

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random assignment

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subjects has equal chance of being in any one perticular group of study

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3 types of validity of a study

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construct
internal
external

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construct validity

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degree variables reflect the hypothetical construct

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internal validity

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degree to what is observed actually exists between the variables, how the study is designed.

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external validity

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degree study works for other participants in other studies

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correspondent inference theory

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1. expectedness of behavior
2. actor's degree of choice

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covariation model

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consensus- did others behave the same?
distinctiveness- did actor behave same in other situations?
consistensy-did actor behave the same at other times.

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fundamental attribution error/correspondence bias

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A likelyhood to attribute others behaviors internally or dispositionally

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actor vs. observer difference

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us-external, them-internal

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self-serving attributions

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bad outcome-external
good outcome-internal

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self-perception theory

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people draw inferences from our own behavior

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social comparison theory

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people compare themselves to relevant others

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constructing a coherent self-concept

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people want to be able to explain their own behavior in a all encompassing neat orderly way (what distinguishes us from others become defining features of self)

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what makes a paricular social identity salient

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-direct reminders of group memebership
-presence of in or out group members
-being a minority
-asymmetrical positions
-conflict or rivalry

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self-concept

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what an individual knows about themsleves, i.e. group memebership, personal qualities etc.

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self-esteem

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how we feel about ourselves, positive or negative evaluation of self.