4.3 Flashcards
(37 cards)
Norms
a society’s agreed-upon and recognized rules for behavior and guidelines
Social Contagion
the spontaneous spread of behaviors
Conformity
the concept of changing one’s behaviors or ideas to match their peers’ collective ideas.
Normative Social Influence
influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval.
Informational Social Influence
influence resulting from a person’s willingness to accept others’ opinions about reality.
Obedience
complying with an order or command
Social Facilitation
improved performance on simple or learned tasks but worsened performance on difficult tasks when around others
Social Loafing
the tendency for people in a group to put less effort into a task
De-individuation
the loss of self-awareness and self-restrain occurring in group situation that foster arousal and anonymity
Group Polarization
the enhancement of a groups current ideas through discussion.
Group-think
the mode of thinking when there’s a desire for harmony while decision-making and includes realistic alternatives.
Culture
the behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, etc. shared by a group of people and passed down through generations.
Tight Culture
a place with clearly defined rules, traditions, norms, etc.
Loose culture
a place with norms, but aren’t closely followed or regarded.
Aggression
any physical or verbal behavior meant to harm someone physically or emotionally.
What factors influence aggression?
biological(genetic), psychological(uncontrollable disorders and other events), and socio-cultural(family, culture,etc.)
Frustration-Aggression Principle
the idea that frustration creates anger, which develops into aggression.
How does a fatherly presence affect anger/aggression?
Present fathers can help show how to manage and use anger properly. Many children with no father-figure have more of a tendency to show and use their aggression in unruly ways, which leads to high-incarceration rates.
Social Scripts
A guide for how to act in a certain situation. This can vary based on the culture.
Mere-Exposure Effect
the tendency that one will start to develop an attachment to repeated stimuli.
Why do we befriend or fall in love with some people?
Due to the mere-exposure effect; repeated proximity and exposure can influence us.
Passionate Love
an arouse state of intense love – the beginning of a relationship, which is known as the ‘honey-moon phase’.
Companionate Love
the deep affectionate attachment felt for those in our inner-circle. This is a mature love, which is what passionate love develops into.
Equity
when sometime is received in proportion; when both partners are giving and receiving the same amount.
