social psychology pt 1 Flashcards
social psychology
field of psychology that examines how people impact or affect each other, with particular focus on the power of the situation
situationism
describes a perspective that behavior and actions are determined by the immediate environment and surroundings; a view promoted by social psychologists
dispositionism
describes a perspective common to personality psychologists, which asserts that our behavior is determined by internal factors, such as personality traits and temperament
internal factor
internal attribute of a person, such as personality traits or temperament
individualistic culture
culture that focuses on individual achievement and autonomy
collective culture
culture that focuses on communal relationships with others such as family, friends, and community
actor-observer bias
phenomenon of explaining other people’s behaviors are due to internal factors and our own behaviors are due to situational forces
self-serving bias
tendency for individuals to take credit by making dispositional or internal attributions for positive outcomes and situational or external attributions for negative outcomes
attribution
explanation for the behavior of other people
just-world hypothesis
ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve