social perception and behavior Flashcards
________ provides the tools to make judgments and impressions regaridng other peple
social perception
what are the three primary components of social perception?
- perceiver (influenced)
- target (person which perception is made)
- situation (social context)
what is the primacy effect?
idea that first impressions are often more imoportant than subsequent impressions
what is the recency effect?
most revent information we have about an individual that is the most important in forming our impressions
_______ is individual tendency to organize the perception of others based on traits and personal characteristics of the target that are nost relebent to the perceiver
reliance on central traits
what is the implicit personality theory?
sets of assumptions people make about how different types of people, their traits, and their behavior are related
________ is a cognitive bias in which judgments about a specific aspect of an individual can be affected by ones overall impression of the individual
halo effec
*i like judy = judy is a good mother, trustworthy, responsible, etc
explain the just worl hypothesis
good things happen to good people, bad things happen to bad people
noble actions are reward and evil actions are punished
*karma
________ refers to the fact that individuals credit their own successes to internal factors and blame their failures on external factors
self serving bias
________ focuses on the need to maintain self worth, which can be accomplished in part by te self serving bias
self enhancement
_________ suggests people will seek the companionship of others who see them as they see themselves, therby validating a persons self serving bias
self verification
individuals with high self esteem are (more / less) likely to exhibit self serving bias
more
(in group / out group) bias refers to the inclination to view members in ones group more favorably
in group bias = refers to the inclination to view members in ones group more favorably
out group bias = refers to the inclination to view members outside of ones group harshly
__________ attributions are those that relate to the person whose behavior is considered, inclusing beliefs, attitudes, and personality
dispositional (internal)
*luck
__________ sttributions are those that relate to features of the surroundings, such as threats, money, social norms, and peer pressure
situational (external)
*hard work, personal effort
