Social psychology Flashcards
(34 cards)
Social Cognition
Social cognition
How social information is acquired, organised and used
social cognition
Prototypes
A cognitive representation of a category
Social cognition
Exemplar
Specific instance they encounter
Social Cognition
Schemas
‘sets’ of related cognitions ~ person, role and script
Social cognition
Stereotype
Widely shared, simplified generalisations about members of a social group
Attributions
Attributions
The reasons behind behaviour
Attribution
Correspondence interference
Infer behaviour is linked to a disposition
Attribution
Acheivement attribution
When making attribution about achievement there are 3 main pieces of information ~ locus, stability and controllability
Interpersonal attraction and relationships
Interpersonal attraction
Evaluation one person makes of another along a dimension that ranges from strong liking to strong disliking
Interpersonal attraction and relationship
Relationships
Regular social encounters over periods of time
Person Perception
Person perception
A process by through we gauge others’ temorary states ~ such as their emotions, intentions and desires
Person Perception
Impression formation
The process by which observers integrate various sources of information about others’ self-presentation into a unified judgement
Person Perception
Illusory Correlation
Assuming relationships between variables in the world
Self and identity
Self
A person’s essential being that distinguishes them from others
Self and identity
Identity
The fact of being who or what a person is
Self and identity
Self concept
A construct that refers to an individual’s perception of self in relation to any number of characteristics
Self and identity
Self awareness
An individual’s awareness of oneself
Self and identity
Self esteem
The value someone places on themselves
Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Prejudice
Unfavourable attitude towards a social group and its members
Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Discrimination
Usually negative beheaviour or action towards an individuals or group due to their group membership
Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Scapegoat
Aggress against another without fear
Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Displacement
Transferring negative feelings of one thing onto another
Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Social sources of prejudice
Unequal status, Social identity, Frustration-aggression hypothesis and Social dominance theory
Stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination
Cognitive sources of prejudice
Stereotypes, percieved similarities and differences and illusory correlatoon
