Social perception and managing diversity lectures Flashcards

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is a process whereby we process social information–information related to interactions with others, motives for behaviors, etc.

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Social perception

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if ac child is pushed by another child in the line, he/she may be more likely to assume the other child did it intentionally to hurt them, rather than assume that it was an accident

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Social Information Processing Model

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4 steps in the Social information processing model

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  1. Selective attention/awareness
  2. Encoding and simplification
  3. Storage and Retention
  4. Retrieval and Response
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environmental stimuli/information
- salient/meaningful information

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Selective attention/awareness

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interpretation/categorization
- schemas
- scripts
- categories
- stereotypes

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Encoding and simplification

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memory (different types)
- semantic
- episodic (event)
- people

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Storage and retention

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judgements and decisions
- attributions
- ratings/judgements
- decisions
-bias/errors

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Retrieval and response

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  • fundamental attribution bias (aka FA error)
  • self serving bias
  • halo effect
  • “pitchfork” error (aka (“horns” error)
  • leniency error
  • severity error
  • central tendency error
  • recency effect
  • primary effect
  • stereotyping
  • projection
  • contrast effect
  • “similar to me” effect
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Different types of implicit biases and errors

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we tend to make internal attributions for the behavior of other people instead of external
- (buddy was late for lunch you think he forgot or doesn’t care opposed to he got caught in traffic)

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Fundamental attribution

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people take credit for the success but don’t take accountability for their failures

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Self-Serving Bias

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Error that happens when one positive aspect of a person cause you to see that person in positive ways in other aspects you have no information about

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Halo error

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you find out something negative about a person and you make negative attributions about them in other ares in which you have no information

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“Pitchfork” error
(aka “Horns” error

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tendency to rate people in a lenient way
- (someone who tips 30% no matter how good or bad service at a restaurant is)

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Leniency error

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tendency to rate people always in a harsh way
- (someone who tips 5% no matter how good or bad the service at a restaurant is)

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Severity error

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tendency to rate people always in the down the middle
- (someone who tips 15% no matter how good or bad the service at a restaurant is)

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Central tendency error

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you tend to remember things that happened most recently

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Recency effect

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you have better memory of things that happened earlier or first

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Primary Effect

17
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beliefs, judgements, or assumptions about people that are based on past information you have been exposed to

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Stereotyping

18
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based on one characteristics that is similar to you in someone, you project other characteristics of yourself on that person

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Projection

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when two things are highly in contrast with each other that can cause you to make inaccurate judgements about them
- (you see your gonna be interviewing with a very smart student, and you want to interview as far away from hers as possible bc you don’t think your as good)

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Contrast effect

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we tend to be most comfortable, the more similar someone is to us

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“Similar to Me” effect

21
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were trying to understand how people make attributions about behavior, was it because of something that happened to someone internally or externally to a person

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Attribution theory (Fritz Heider, Harold Kelly

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3 dimensions in Harold Kelly’s attribution theory

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  1. Consensus
  2. Distinctiveness
  3. Consistency
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compares an individuals behavior with his/her peers
- (roommate gets 94 on a test with an average of 94, you think externally [easy test]. roommate gets 94 on test with average of 68 you think internally [really smart guy]

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Consensus

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compares an individuals behavior on one task with his/her behavior on other tasks at that time
- (friend got 94 on test while failing all other class this semester, you think externally [must be easy test]. friend got 94 on test while Acing all other classes you think internally [they study hard]

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Distinctiveness

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compares an individuals behavior on a task with his/her performance on other tasks over time
- (friend got 94 on test, but their first 2 years they almost got kicked out from grades, you think external [easy test]. friend got 94 on test while their first two years they were on the deans list, you think internal [study really hard]

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Consistency

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Consensus
is ones behavior in this situation to that of his/her peers?
High: =
Low: =

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High: yes his/her behavior is similar to that of his/her peers
Low: no, his/her behavior is different from that of peers

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Distinctiveness
is ones behavior in this situation different from his/her behavior in different situations ?
High: =
Low: =

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High: yes, his/her behavior here is different in other situations
Low: no, his/her behavior here is not different in other situations

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Consistency
is ones behavior in this same situation similar to over time ?
High: =
Low: =

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High: yes, his/her behavior in this situation is consistent over time
Low: no, his/her behavior in this situation is not consistent over time

29
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the multitude of individual differences and similarities that exist among people

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Diversity

30
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the extent to which the vast diversity of organizational members are brought together in a meaningful way to increase success

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Inclusion

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4 layers of diversity

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  1. Organizational dimensions (most outer, can change the easiest)
  2. External dimensions
  3. Internal dimesions
  4. Personality (most inner)
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its a key source of identity

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Personality

33
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are quickly obvious to outsiders and relatively unchangeable
- gender
- age
- race

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Internal dimensions

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take time to emerge through attitudes, values
- educational background
- income
- marital status

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External dimensions

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  • management status
  • seniority
  • work location
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Organizational Dimensions

36
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All Core
No Diverse

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Military

37
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All Diverse
No Core

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Skateboard company that you do whatever just get your work done

38
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getting people who have been out of the workforce from awhile back up to speed

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On-ramping