The Social Approach Flashcards
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Social approach definition
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The study of situational factors that can influence behavior in social settings.
2
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Social roles definition
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- The ways in which we behave as members of a social group.
and the ways a person may adapt their behavior to meet expectations.
3
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Social pressure definition
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- The influence of a person/ group on another person/group.
- (explicit/ implicit expectations)
4
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Collective behaviour definition
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- Spontaneous and temporary behaviour displayed by a group.
- A key feature of crowds is anonymity which promotes anti-social behaviour.
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Antisocial behaviour definition
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- When a person acts in a way that is inconsiderate to the wellbeing/ rights of others.
6
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What are the main research method for social psychology?
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- Feild (sometimes lab)
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Strengths of the social approach
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- Useful application to real world events.
- High ecological valdity (a result of using feild experiments)
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Weaknesses of social approach
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- Ethical issues can arise from field experiment methodolgies in terms of informed consent.
- Low control over exraneous varibles.
- Explanations can be deterministic as they assume all behaviours are a result of social proccesses or enviroments.
- Vulnerable to demand characteristics/ social desirability bias (people try to please others)
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Social desirability bias
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- to the tendency of individuals to respond in a manner that they perceive as socially acceptable or desirable, rather than providing accurate or truthful responses
