Social Thinking and Behaviour Flashcards
(22 cards)
Attribution theory explores how people
Judge causes of behaviour
Fundamental attribution error is the tendency to
Overemphasize disposition over situation
Self-serving bias involves attributing successes to
How one is/acts
Dispositional factors
Cognitive dissonance occurs when
Internally, within the person
Attitudes conflict with
behaviours
Soloman Asch’s line study demonstrated
A study of social pressure on the individual - 1 word answer
Conformity
Milgram’s obedience experiments found people will comply with authority even if
Obviously (holocaust)
It harms others
The bystander effect increases as
Group size increases
Group polarization leads to
Polarization - 2 extremes
Riskier or more cautious outcomes after discussion
Social facilitation refers to improved performance on tasks when
Observed by others
Deindividuation can result in
Antinormative behaviour
Deindividuation is a psychological state where individuals lose their sense of personal identity and self-awareness when in a group, often leading to disinhibited and potentially aggressive behavior
The mere-exposure effect describes how familiarity
Trying things over and over in hopes that one will what?
Enhances liking
Social exchange theory posits relationships are based on
Exchange is key word
Cost-benefit analyses
Equity theory focuses on
Fairness in relationships
The halo effect leads to
One positive trait influencing overall judgments
Implicit attitudes are measured via
Think ‘implicit attitudes’ a.k.a people could be reluctant to share
Reaction time tasks (like the IAT)
The Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures attitudes and beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to report
Prejudice differs from discrimination in that prejudice is
Attitude or feeling
Realistic conflict theory attributes prejudice to
Why do groups compete? What is the underlying reason? How would that be framed in a modern context?
Economic competition
Contact hypothesis suggests intergroup prejudice can be reduced through
Intergroup contact under equal-status conditions
Social identity theory emphasizes
Group membership as part of self-concept
BIRGing (basking in reflected glory) involves
Cliques
Associating with successful groups
Self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when expectations
Lead to behaviours that confirm them
Pluralistic ignorance refers to
The opposite of ‘are you thinking what I’m thinking’ within a group
Misperceiving group norms
