Ch. 12 Vocab Thats Not In Powerpoint Flashcards
(24 cards)
Mass hysteria
Is a contagious outbreak of irrational behavior that spreads much like a flu epidemic
Collective delusions
Many people simultaneously become convinced of bizarre things that are false. Think UFOs
Fundamental attribution error
Tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional influences on other people’s behavior
Dispositional influences
Enduring characteristics such as personality traits, attitudes, and intelligence
Social influences on conformity
- Uniformity of agreement
- Difference in the wrong answer
- Size
Pg. 497
Group polarization
Engaging in group discussion strengthens dominant positions held by individual members
Cults
Group of individuals who exhibit intense and unquestioning devotion to a single individual. Group think can lead to this. Pg. 503 promote group think in four ways: having a persuasive leader who fosters loyalty, disconnecting group members from the outside world, discouraging questioning of the groups assumptions, and establishing training practices that gradually in-doctorate members
Inoculation effect
Approach to convincing people to change their minds about something by first introducing reasons why the perspective might be correct and then debunking these reasons
Pro social behavior
Behavior intended to help others.
Antisocial
Aggressive acts
Safety in numbers or danger in numbers
Danger in numbers. When there is more people we are less likely to help.
Pluralistic ignorance
Error of assuming that no one in a group perceives things as we do.
Diffusion of responsibility
Reduction of feelings of personal responsibility in the presence of others
Enlightenment effect
Learning about psychological research can change real world behavior for the better
Social loafing
Phenomenon whereby individuals become less productive in groups
Altruism
Helping others for unselfish reasons
Relational aggression
Form of indirect aggression prevalent in girls, involving spreading rumors, gossiping, and using nonverbal put downs for the purpose of social manipulation
Culture of honor
A social norm of defending one’s reputation in the face of perceived insults
Self monitoring
Personality that assesses the extent to which people’s behavior reflects their true feelings and attitudes
Adaptive conservatism
Evolutionary principle that creates a predisposition toward distrusting anything or anyone unfamiliar or different
Discrimination
Negative behavior toward members of out groups
Explicit prejudice
Unfounded negative belief of which we are unaware regarding the characteristics of an out group.
Implicit prejudice
Unfounded negative belief of which we are unaware regarding the characteristics of an out group
Jigsaw classroom
Educational approach designed to minimize prejudice by requiring all children to make independent contributions to a shared project
