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Psych 280
Social Psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/05/2010

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Social Influence
Definition
Use of Social Power to change the attitudes or behaviors of others
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Conformity
Definition
Changing your attitude or behavior as a result of social influence
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Norms
Definition
Rules for accepted or expected social behavior
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3 types of conformity
Definition
Acceptance, Compliance, Obedience
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Acceptance
Definition
Publicly conform, privately agree
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Compliance
Definition
publicly conform, privately disagree
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Obedience
Definition
conform to command
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Informational Social Influence
Definition
Using others estimates to guide your own estimate
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Normative Social Influence
Definition
Conformed to be accepted by a group
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2 forms of reciprocation
Definition
Repayment, and Concessions
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Repayment
Definition
Giving to those who have given to us
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Concessions
Definition
Make concession in return for a concession made by another
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Door in the Face Technique
Definition
Offer an extreme request, and if rejected lower the request to a smaller one
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Thats not all Technique
Definition
An extreme request is made and then a discount is offered
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Foot in the Door Technique
Definition
Agreement to small request increases the chance that someone will accept a larger one later on
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Werther Effect
Definition
Social Influence is stronger if someone is similar to us
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liking
Definition
people prefer to comply with requests made by people that they like
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Halo Effect
Definition
One very positive trait of a person influences the total judgement of that person
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Devil Effect
Definition
One very negative trait of a person influences the total judgement of that person
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scarcity
Definition
people value things that are less availible
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Limited Numbers
Definition
When a customer is told that a particular product is in short supply, that product is more likely to get bought by the customer
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Time Limits
Definition
A customer is told there is a deadline to the sale of a product, that product is now more likely to be bought by the customer
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New scarcity
Definition
Someone is more likely to want something that is newly scarce compared to something that has been scarce for a while
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Authority
Definition
People are more likely to comply with a request when the requester is in a position of authority
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3 symbols of authority
Definition
Title, Clothes, Trappings/Possessions
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Title
Definition
People are more likely to comply with a request from someone with an authoritative Title
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Clothes
Definition
People are more likely to comply with someone who is wearing clothes that denote authority
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Trappings/Possessions
Definition
People are more likely to comply with someone when what they are wearing denotes wealth or status
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Group
Definition
Two or more people who interact for more than just a few moments, feels like a group, and who influences each other via independent gaols and needs
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Aggregate
Definition
A collection of people who are in the presence of one another but who do not interact with each other for more than a few moments, doesn't feel like a group, independent goals and needs
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Social Facilitation Effect
Definition
The presence of others improves our performance on a certain task when the task is simple, but worsens our performance if the task is complicated
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De-individuation
Definition
Loosening of normal constraints on behavior
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Social Exchange Theory
Definition
People seek to maximize there benefits and minimize their costs
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Rewards
Definition
Part of the social exchange theory, rewards are all the positive things you get from being in a relationship
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Costs
Definition
Part of social exchange theory, costs are all the negative things that come with relationships
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Self Disclosure
Definition
revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to another person
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Comparison Level
Definition
The standard against which the outcome is compared
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Comparison Level Alternative
Definition
A persons expectations about his or her alternatives
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Ostracism
Definition
exclusion of a person from a group, or social acceptance
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