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Minority Influence (within conformity research

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Hollander: In order to successfully challenge majority opinion, person must first conform to establish credibility which allows for accumulation of Idiosyncracy credits (like brownie points)

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Heider’s theory

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Originator of attribution theory, proposed ppl either make Dispositional (internal cause of bx) or Situational (outside cause of bx) Attributions

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Harold Kelley proposed that attributions are based on what 3 types of information?

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Consistency-does person behave same way over time?
Distinctiveness-is the bx unique to a particular situation (high) or happen all the time (low)?
Consensus-would other ppl in situation behave similarly?

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Kelley proposed that ppl make ____ attributions for behaviors high in consistency and low in distinctiveness and consensus

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Internal

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Kelley proposed that pp make ____ attributions for bxs that are all high in consistency, distinctiveness, and consensus

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External

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Weiner proposed the dimension of ____ to attributions

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Stability (applied to internal & external factors)

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Learned helplessness

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When person attributes negative events to internal, stable, global causes, they are more like to feel depressed and helpless

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Abramson & Alloy research on depressed persons appraisals

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not necessarily more pessimistic than non depressed ind, but more realistic, proposed idea of “sadder but wiser.”

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Fundamental Attribution Bias

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*Only about another’s bx, when they fail
Attribute others’ bx to dispositional factors and underestimate impact of situational variables; contributes to blaming the victim

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Actor-Observer Bias

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*Attributions about one’s own and others’ bx-when both FAIL

Attribute own actions to situational factors, but others bx to dispositional factors

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Self Serving Bias

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*Only about your bx, but diff attribution for success vs. failure
Attribute own successes to dispositional factors, but failures to situational factors

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Heuristic

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Guidelines ppl use to categorize other ppl, situations or events

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Availability Heuristic

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Estimate the likelihood of a situation based on how easily they can recall it
Ex: ppl rate death by firearms as more freq than asthma b/c of news coverage

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Representative Heuristic

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Make judgments about others or situations based on what you believe is typical example of a particular category
Ex: assumption that victim of spousal abuse is female

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Simulation heuristic

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Ppl develop mental images of situations then use mental images to make judgments about real events in their lives
Ex: Jealous partner imagines cheating, believes it’s really happening

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George Kelly’s theory

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Personal Construct Theory

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Personal Construct Theory

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Fundamental postulate: We perceive the world according to what we expect to see, based on our experiences

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Repertory Grid Technique

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Assoc w/George Kelly’s Personal Construct theory, tech to map a person’s constructs w/o contamination of interviewer

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3 components of an Attitude

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Cognitive
Affective
Behavioral

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LaPiere Study

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He traveled throughout US w/a Chinese couple and only one restaurant refused service in spite of widespread prejudice at that time, by survey all of the restaurants said they would refuse to serve Asians

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Situational Constraint

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People may act against their beliefs to avoid making a scene

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Balance theory

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Heider- re:attitude formation & change; ppl change attitudes when there is imbalance between perspectives of ppl involved

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Symmetry Theory

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Newcomb, re: attitude formation & change; The stronger the bond between ppl, the more any imbalance will be felt, leading to stronger motivation to change attitudes

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Congruity Theory

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Osgood, re: attitude change: ppl will favor the object to which they feel greater affinity

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Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Festinger; re:attitude change; most popular theory, ppl motivated to change cognitions when become aware of discrepancy between beliefs & bx
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Festinger & Carlsmith Study
Cognitive diss study: participants paid $1 (as opposed to $20) rated a dull task as more interesting after lying to incoming participants that task was interesting
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Self Perception Theory
Daryl Bem; attitude change theory- contrast to cognitive diss theory & other consistency theories; proposes that ppl infer their attitudes by observing their own bx..."I did it, so I believe it" Idea that ppl look outsides themselves when they don't know reason for their bx
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Overjustification Hypothesis
Ppl lose interest in previously desirable activities after performing for too much justification (decreased intrinsic motivation with reward) Ex: child who likes reading will read less over time if she is rewarded for doing so
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Self Verification Theory
Swann, re: self concept; ppl are motivated to confirm their self concept, even if it is (-); seems most robust
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Bx Confirmation Theory
Self concept theory: ppl motivated to confirm others' expectations of them. Not well supported by research, especially when expectations are neg
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3 Self Concept Theories
Self Verification Bx Confirmation Self Enhancement
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Self Enhancement Theory
ppl motivated to think favorably of themselves, want others to think well of them too
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3 factors impacting persuasion toward attitude change
1. Source of the communication 2. Message itself 3. Audience
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For relatively unimportant matters, source of persuasion is most influential when they are ___, ___, and ___
Likable similar to the recipient of info Attractive
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For deeply felt convictions, source of persuasion is most influential when deemed ____, which involves ___ and ___
credible trustworthiness (person has little to gain) expertise
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For fear tactics to work in persuasion, they must ___, ____, ____
engender a lot of fear be believable provide specific instructions for avoiding the danger
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Primacy Effect | Hint: Long gap---> speak first
When there is a long gap between when a message is presented & action, the speaker who speaks 1st will be remembered best. Ex: Voting in an election following a debate or speeches
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Recency Effect | Hint: Short gap---> speak last
Where there is a small gap between when a message is presented and action, audience will remember speaker who went last
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Reactance Theory
Ppl will not respond to persuasion if they believe their freedom is threatened; explains why coercion is mostly ineffective for attitude change
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Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion
2 ways in which ppl are persuaded: Peripheral Route: Focuses on aspects of message that are not central to the message, for example attractiveness of the speaker Central Route: Focus on relevant information & elaborates on message's arguments; requires motivation to think deeply about ideas
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Inoculation (within persuasion) | Hint: similar to mech of vaccines
Technique to increase resistance to persuasion. Person practices refuting mild arguments against a belief, which increases ability to refute stronger arguments against the belief
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3 basic types of conflict
Approach-approach (choosing b/t 2 favorable choices) Approach-Avoidance (choosing to do something w/both desirable & undesirable results- ex. having a child) Avoidance-Avoidance (choosing b/t 2 undesirable choices)
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Sources of Prejudice
Learned prejudice Cognitive processes- ingroup favoritism & outgroup negativity; outgroup homogeneity effect ("they all look alike to me") Personality traits- high authoritarianism Competition for limited resources- possibly explains why lower SES whites are more prejudice than higher SES whites Displaced aggression
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Sherif's Robber's Cave study
group of 11-12 year old boys at summer camp. 1st created strong ingroup/outgroup identification to create rivalry, then demonstrated how cooperation on shared difficult/rewarding tasks could eliminate prejudice
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Superordinate goals
Deemed more important than individual goals, can reduce prejudice *Sherif Robber's Cave study
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3 Main Theories of Emotion
James-Lange Cannon-Bard Schacter's 2 Factor Theory
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James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Emotions result of perceiving bodily reactions or resp My heart is racing---I must be afraid *not well supported by research b/c body cannot perceive subtle diffs between emotional states i.e. fear vs. excitement
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Cannon Bard Theory of Emotion
Emotions & bodily reactions occur at the same time as messages from environ go to diff brain areas Bodily reactions are not necessary for feeling
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Schacter's 2 Factor Theory of Emotion
Emotion result of info from 2 systems: Internal (hypothalamus & limbic system) External (situational context) Person experiences arousal then looks to environ for cues to explain *Heart pounding on rollercoaster-excitement *Heart pounding at EPPP- anxiety
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Schacter & Singer's Epinephrine Studies
Participants who were not told they were given epinephrine looked to environ cues to interp phys arousal. when w/happy confederate, intep happy emotions. when w/depress confed, interp sadness
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Social Comparison Theory
When no objective standard exists, ppl compare themselves to others in order to eval their own bx & abilities Can be "upward" or downward comparisons
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Significant Factors in Interpersonal Attraction
Physical Attractiveness-Matching Hypothesis Proximity-Prox promotes attraction over time Similarity Reciprocity Hypothesis- like those who like us
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Social Exchange Theory
attraction is impacted by costs and benefits of being in a relationship- when costs outweigh rewards, attraction declines
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Schacter study on arousal & attraction | *Hint: misery loves miserable company
ppl who believed they were about to receive a painful shock affiliated more than ppl who thought they were receiving a nonpainful shock
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Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis
Dollard; Proposed that aggression is always due to frustration & frustration always leads to some kind of aggression
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Sherif study of conformity
Studied the autokinetic effect (tendency to exp stationary light as moving in a dark room). Ind participant's changed judgment to conform to group
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Asch study of conformity
1/3 of subjects chose obviously incorrect response to a simple task when 6 confederates chose incorrectly before them
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Conformity has been shown to peak in group with __ ppl that were unanimous
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3 Factors affecting Conformity
1. Normative social influence- peer group more powerful than knowledge 2. Informational social influence-conform based on assump that others have more info (i.e. brad followed craig rec about a bike) 3. Reference groups- go w/judgment of ppl we like & admire
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The likelihood of a minority opinion influencing a group is enhanced when:
person persists in voicing their opinion, is logically coherent, firm yet flexible
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Milgram Studies of social influence
Almost 65% of participants obeyed commands of experimenter and administered most severe level of shock to confederates
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Key Factors in Obedience
Power of the authority figure Placement of the responsibility/liability Gradualism
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Foot in the door technique
compliance with initial request increases likelihood of subsequent compliance
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3 Types of Group Tasks
Additive Disjunctive Conjunctive
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Additive Tasks
In group work, Individual contributions come together to produce a combined effect
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Disjunctive Tasks
Outcome affected by performance of most effective group member
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Conjunctive Tasks
Outcome limited by perf of least effective group member
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Stanford Prison Study
Zimbardo; well adjusted students assigned as guard or inmate, had to stop study by day 6 due to guards taking on abusive role and prisoners becoming depressed *Deindividuation
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Deindividuation in groups
Induced by feelings of ANONYMITY (key factor); process of suspending personal identity and adopting that of the group, involves decreased self awareness/regulation
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Barnum Effect
Find personal meaning in a statement that could be applied to anyone
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Lenore Walker's cycle of DV
``` 3 stages: Tension building Acute Battering Incident Loving Contrition *stability result of balance btwn costs of abuse & benefits of the relationship ```

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