Social Psychology - Unit 14 of Myer's Psychology for AP
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| 461454106 | social psychology | the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another | |
| 461454107 | attribution theory | the theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's personality and character | |
| 461454108 | fundamental attribution error | the tendency to observe and analyze someones behavior and overestimate the impact of their normal character and personality | |
| 461454109 | central route persuasion | involves being persuaded by the arguments or the content of the message and to respond with favorable thoughts. For example, after hearing a political debate you may decide to vote for a candidate because you found the candidates views and arguments very convincing. | |
| 461454110 | peripheral route persuasion | involves being persuaded in a manner that is not based on the arguments or the message content. For example, after reading a political debate you may decide to vote for a candidate because you like the sound of the person's voice, or the person went to the same university as you did. The peripheral route can involve using superficial cues such as the attractiveness of the speaker. | |
| 461454111 | foot in the door phenomenon | the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request for example can I go to sally's house, then can I sleep over. | |
| 461454112 | cognitive dissonance theory | theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent. for example Knowing that smoking is harmful (First cognition) while liking to smoke (second cognition). The Cognitive dissonance theory's conditions were met because those cognitions are dissonant. | |
| 461454113 | social facilitation | stronger response on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others. I do better on my homework when I know my teacher is looking over my shoulder or nearby then at home alone. | |
| 461454114 | social loafing | the tendency for people in a group to work not as hard when doing something together and if doing something alone. | |
| 461454115 | deindividuation | loss of self awareness and self discipline when in a group, like the nazi group or stanford prison experiment, people hidden behind identity of their group or mob. | |
| 461454116 | groupthink | the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints. | |
| 461454117 | culture | the enduring behavior, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next | |
| 461454118 | norm | an understood rule for accepted and ejected behaviors | |
| 461454119 | prejudice | an unjustifiable attitude towards a group and its members | |
| 461454120 | stereotypes | a generalized belief about a group of people | |
| 461454121 | outgroup | "them" those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup | |
| 461454122 | other race effect | the tendency to recall faces of one's own race more accurately than faces of other races | |
| 461454123 | just world phenomenon | the tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they got. people think good deed are always rewarded and bad deeds are punished. | |
| 461454124 | frustration aggression principle | the principle that frustration; the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal creates anger, which can generate aggression | |
| 461454125 | mere exposure effect | phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them | |
| 461454126 | passionate love | an arousal state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship | |
| 461454127 | compassionate love | the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined | |
| 461454128 | altruism | unselfish regard for the welfare of others, opposite of selfishness. | |
| 461454129 | bystander effect | the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present | |
| 461454130 | ingroup | an ingroup is a social group towards which an individual feels loyalty and respect, usually due to membership in the group. | |
| 461454131 | self-fulfilling prophecy | A predetermined idea or expectation one has toward oneself that is acted out, thus "proving" itself. | |
| 461454132 | social exchange theory | explains social change and stability as a process of negotiated exchanges between parties. | |
| 461454133 | group polarization | the tendency of people to make decisions that are more extreme when they are in a group, as opposed to a decision made alone or independently. |
