Week 7 Social Psychology Part 3

Question 1

Stereotype

Answer 1

Characteristics attributed to people based upon a membership to a group
Exists due to schemas
Evident in all demographics of people

Question 2

Schema

Answer 2

a pattern of thought used to organize human experience

Question 3

Prejudice

Answer 3

Judging people based upon the stereotypes

Question 4

Discrimination

Answer 4

Behaviour toward groups based on their stereotypes

Question 5

Positive Stereotypes

Answer 5

Can be harmful as they are not always accurate

Question 6

Aggression

Answer 6

Verbal or physical behaviour aimed at harming another living person or living being

Question 7

Two types of aggression

Answer 7

• Impulsive (typically elicited by anger)

- Instrumental aggression (calm and premeditated,

Question 8

Violence

Answer 8

Seen as an extreme form of aggression, can include assault, rape, and murder. Gun violence, domestic violence, and violence towards animals

Question 9

Instinctual perspective of aggression

Answer 9

Freud’s idea of death instinct (believes we have an unconscious instinct that drives instincts, where aggression comes from, argues it is unconscious)

Question 10

Evolutionary perspective of aggression

Answer 10

about survival, use aggressive behaviours to survive, we know animals also have these instincts

Question 11

Biological perspective of aggression

Answer 11

focuses on brain functioning and neurotransmitters that influence aggression

Question 12

Cognitive social perspective of aggression

Answer 12

Idea that aggression is learnt through modeling, proposed by Bandura, learning aggression through watching violent movies/video games etc

Question 13

General aggression model

Answer 13

Looks at how person and situational variables influence aggression

Question 14

Antisocial behaviour

Answer 14

Behaviour that damages interpersonal relationships and is deemed undesirable

Question 15

what is Rejection

Answer 15

Excluded from a group or a person

Question 16

Factors that influence being attracted to someone:

Answer 16

Similarity - friendships, romantic
Physical looks - people tend to pair up with others that are a similar level of attractive
Interpersonal rewards - behaviour principle of operant conditioning eg. money, feelings of love
Physical attraction - preference for physical attraction
Proximity - being near someone regularly increases liking
Reciprocity - like people who like us

Question 17

Outcome of Rejection

Answer 17

Rejection sensibility

Question 18

Behavioural outcomes of rejection

Answer 18

Aggression, acting short sighted, less generous

Question 19

Factors that impact love

Answer 19

Biology, culture, art, poetry, religion, attachment theory, social norms, hormones

Question 20

Passionate Love

Answer 20

Described as wildly emotional state - romantic relationships

Question 21

Companionate love

Answer 21

Described as friendly and deep attachment - around friendship

Question 22

Sternbergs Triangle

Answer 22

Passion - Emotional state and includes high psychological arousal
Intimacy - Feeling of closeness
Commitment - dedication to relationship

Question 23

Implicit Associations Test

Answer 23

Psychological test used to understand personal biases

Question 24

Hostile Aggression

Answer 24

Elicited by anger, a person lashes out, impulsive aggression

Question 25

Banduras Experiment

Answer 25

Children watched a video of a woman acting violently towards a Bobo doll, and then children mimicked this behaviour. Shows how aggression can be modelled

Question 26

Passionate Love

Answer 26

Emotional, intense feeling, psyiological arousal

Question 27

Interpersonal Rewards

Answer 27

An element of attraction where people gain rewards from a relationship (eg money or self esteem)

Question 28

Proximity

Answer 28

An element of attraction where being near someone regularly increases likeness (unless there is a strong aversion to the person