social psychology

Question 1

what is the difference between psychiatry and psychology

Answer 1

psychiatry- concerned with mental health conditions

psychology- the scientific study of the mind and behaviour

Question 2

define attitude

Answer 2

a positive or negative evaluative reaction
toward a stimulus, such as a person, action, object, or
concept e.g. can include behaviour such as healthy eating

Question 3

what does framing mean?

Answer 3

Refers to whether a message emphasises the benefits or losses of that
behaviour

Question 4

what is a stereotype?

Answer 4

Generalisations made about a group of
people or members of that group, such as race, ethnicity,
or gender. Or more specific such as different medical
specialisations (e.g. surgeons)

Question 5

what is prejudice?

Answer 5

To judge, often negatively, without having
relevant facts, usually about a group or its individual
members

Question 6

what is discrimination?

Answer 6

Behaviours that follow from negative
evaluations or attitudes towards members of particular
groups

Question 7

define social loafing

Answer 7

-the tendency for people to
expend less individual effort when working
in a group than when working alone

Question 8

what is bystander apathy?

Answer 8

a social psychological claim that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present; the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that one of them will help.

Question 9

what was the The Milgram Experiment (1974)

Answer 9

an experiment to study the effects of punishment on learning and memory

shock generator used to apply punishment

shocks grew increasingly intense with each mistake

Question 10

what arre the different leadership styles?

Answer 10

autocratic or authoritarian style

participative or democratic style

laissez-faire or “free rein” style

Question 11

what are the pros and cons of the different leadership styles?

Answer 11

AUTOCRATIC 
Enables quick decision
making
Clear hierarchy of
responsibility
BUT
Can be demotivating
Can lead to errors

DEMOCRATIC 
Can win cooperation
and motivate team
Can improve quality of
decision making
BUT
Time consuming
Can lead to
disagreements

LAISSEZ FAIRE
Allows autonomous
working
Allows expertise to be
utilised
BUT
Can lead to lack of
direction
Lack of ultimate
responsibility holder