Social Processes, Attitutes, and Behavior definitions

Question 1

Humans will behave differently based on their social environment and how their beahior will affect those around them- Social Action

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Max Weber

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I perform better in front of people

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Social Facilitation

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_______ individual that is surrounded by others

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Social Action

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______two or more individuals who take one another into account.

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social interaction

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Presence of others increases arousal perform better at a task you’re good at, perform worse at a task your bad at.

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Yerkes Dodson law of social facilitation

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loss of individual identity

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deindividuation

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behave against your norm

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antinormative behavior

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I’m not helping. The more people there are the less likely I am willing to help

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Bystander Effect

low danger situation bystanders are less likely to provide help.
high-danger situation bystanders are more likely to intervene.

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The slackers of the group

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social loafing

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social influence placed on an individual by a group

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peer pressure

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individual’s state of harmony is disrupted by a threat of social rejection, the indivi. will often conform to the norms of the group. (mechanism behind peer pressure)

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identity shift

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Ext with two cards. Tell me which line corresponds to the line on the other card. Majority of people chose wrong answer because majority of group chose wrong answer even though he/she knew the right answer.

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Ash experiment

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ideas become extreme when in a group

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group polarization

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To eliminate conflict consensus decision reached without alternate ideas being assessed.

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group think

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beahavior viewed as popular and desirable by a large community i.e popular rocks, catch phrases.

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fad

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shared delusion augmented by distrust, rumors, propaganda

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mass hysteria

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beliefs, behaviors, actions, and characteristics of a group or society of people.

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culture

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experience cultural differences can be quite dramatic

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culture shock

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you begin to act like culture you live in (abroad)

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assimilation

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high concentration of ethnic group living in a specific location

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ethnic enclaves

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communities containing multiple cultures

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mutlculturalism

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group within a culture

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subculture

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group gravitates towards identity that is at odds with majority culture,

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counterculture

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spreading norms or beliefs,developing, inheriting beliefts.

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socialization

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spread of customs

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cultural diffusion

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society socializes its members

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cultural transmission or cultural learning

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I learn action through my parents

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Primary socialization

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I learn behavior outside of my home

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secondary socialization

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person prepares for future change i.e. relocating for a job

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Anticipatory socialization

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disgarding old behaviors and adapting new ones i.e soldier in the military, or member of a cult

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resocialization

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societies rules as acceptable behavior

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norms

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widely observed social norms

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Mores

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penalties for social miscondunt

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sanctions

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socially unacceptable, reprehensible, disgusting

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taboo

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shaking hands, polite social norms

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folkways

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family, school, bosses, media, government, religion

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agents of socialization

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violation of norms

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deviance

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she's a whore. My click gave her that title because she dances raggae.

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stigma

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labels affect how others respond and how I see myself

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labeling theory

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intimate exposure to others who engage in deviant behavior lays the groudwork for on to engage in deviant beahvior

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differential association theory

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fallen into the wrong group

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differential association theory

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I believed in the Am dream but it didn't work out, now I have to steal

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strain theory | deviance as a natural rxn to the disconnect between social goals and social structure.

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matching your behavior to society's norms

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conformity

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desire to fit in a group because of fear of rejection

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normative conformity

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I agree with the group and I also believe what they are saying is true

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internalization

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I agree with the group but do not necessarily believe what they believe

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identification | outward acceptance of others' ideas without personally taking on these ideas.

Question 47

prison expt. where role playing was advertised. Some were prisoners and other were guards. Expt lasted 6 days because guards began to abuse prisoners.

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Philip Zimbardo-Stanford Prison Expt.

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i changed my behavior because you requested me to

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compliance

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small request made. After gaining compliance, a bigger request is made

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foot in the door

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Large request made (no compliance), then a smaller request is made

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door in the face

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initial commitment then raise the cost of the commitment; i.e. can you teach this class? Yes. Later find out you have to write a report for each class you teach.

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low ball technique

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infomercials. The deal presented is better than expected

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that's not all technique

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The judge orders you to never drink and drive again

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obedience

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volunteered administered shocks after being told to do so. 65% volunteers administered max value shocks

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Stanley Milgram expt. | People obeyed even if they didn't wish to continue

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how people think of others and how these ideas impact behaviors

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social cognition

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how we perceive others and how we behave towards them

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attitude

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three components of attitude

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ABC: affective, behavioral, and cognitive

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how I think

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cognitive

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how I feel

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affective

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how I act

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behavioral

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This theory states that attitudes serve four functions: knowledge, ego exp, adaptation, and ego defense.

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functional attitudes theory

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I love the rangers therefore i wear their jersey

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ego expressive

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protect our self-esteem or justify actions that we know are wrong. For ex, a child who has difficulty doing math may develop a negative attitude toward the subject.

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ego-defensive.

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Different forms of learning shape attitude i.e. direct contact with someone (candy), direct instruction (teachers), direct influence (smoking-friends)

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Learning theory

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base yoru attitude towards someone based on superficial details

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peripheral route processing | do not focus on details

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focus on details

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central route processing

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this model separates individuals on a continuum based on their processing of persuasive information

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elaboration likelihood model

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This theory explains behavior learned through observation of others

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social-cognitive theory | behavior-personal-environment ALL influence each other.