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social psychology
scientific study of how we think about/influence/relate to one anotehr
attribution theory
suggests how we explain someones behavior- by creating either sitautional or personal disposition
self fulfilling prophecy
a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true.
Rosethal Effect
ones beliefs bias and expectations can have an influence on the phenomenon under study
fundamental attribution error
tendency for observers when analyzing others behaviors to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition
actor-observer phenomenon
tendency to focus on own situation and others disposition rather than their situation when interpreting behavior
attitude
feelings often based on our beliefs hat predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects/people/events
foot-in-the door phenomenon
tendency of people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request.
philip zimbardo
psychologist professor at stanford university, known for controversial prison experiment
Stanford prison experiment
controversial experiment where students took on roles in a prison...
cognitive dissonance theory
theory that we act to reduce discomfort when two of our thoughts are inconsistent
Leon Festinger
social psychologist who developed the idea of cognitive dissonance theory
chameleon effect
behavior is contagious- mimicry of expressons, posture, voice tones, etc.
conformity
adjusting ones behavior and thinking to conincide with a group standard
solomon asch
experimented with social pressure, seeing if ones POV/opinion could be changed by the influence, groupthink of others
normative social infleucne
influence resulting from ones desire to grain approval, avoid disapproval
informational social influence
influence resulting from ones willingness to accept anothers opinions on reality
stanley milgram
social psychologist experiements on obedience
social facilitation
stronger response to simple/well learned task in teh presence of ohters
social loafing
tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling towards a common goal
devindualization
loss of self awarenss/self restraint occuring in group situations taht foster arousal/anonimity
group polarization
enhancement of a groups prevailing inclinations thru discussions within a group
group think
mode of thinking that occurs whenthe desire for harmony in a decision making group overrides the realistic appriasial of alternatives
prejudice
an unjustifiable, usually negatie attitues vs group &members
stereotype
generalized (sometimes accurate) often overgeneralized, belief about a group of pepple
discrimination
negative behavior, making a distinction for/against based on a group
ingroup
"us" people with whom we share a common identity
outgroup
"them" those different/apart from ones group
ingroup bias
favoring of ones own group, favoritism of own
scapegoat theory
theory that prejudices offer outlets for anger by provoding someone to blame
just world phenomenon
tendency of people to believe the world is just- people get what they deserve and deserve what they get
aggression
any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy
frustration-aggression principle
the principle that frustration-the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal- creates anger, which can generate aggression
conflict
a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals or ideas
social trap
a siaution in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self interest, became caught in mutually destructive behavior
mere exposure effect
the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking them
passionate love
aroused state, intense absorbtion in another, usually present at beginning of a love relationship
companionate love
deep affectionate love attactchment we feel for those with whom our lives are interwined, mature love
equity
condition in which people receive/give proprtionally in a relationship
self-discolse
revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to none another, intimacy
altruism
unselfish regard for the welfare of others
bystander effect
tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystandesr are present
diffusion of responsibility
phenomenon that seems to reduce the sense of personal responsibility that any one person feels to help others- increases in proportion to the size of the group present
social exchange theory
social behavior is an exchange process; aim to max benefits, min. costs
reciprocity norm
expectation that people wil help, not hurt those who help them
social respionsibiltiy norm
epectaiton that people will help those dependent on tehm- younger, poor, etc.
superordinate goals
shared goals taht override differences among people and require cooperation, common goal/enemy- new inclusive group, dissolves former subgroups
GRIT
Graduated and reciprocated intiatives in tension-reduction; strategy to decrease international tensions
peripheral route to persuasion
emphasis and focus on cpmmunicator of the message/content
central route to persuasion
deprocessing of content, facts, figures, statsk
kurt lewin
social psych conflict resolution
ethnocentrism
belief that our culture/social group is sueprior to others