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Psychology Exam 3 (Social Psych)
Chp. 18
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/23/2011

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Compliance
Definition
Involves a direct request
ex: Alex, would you get the lights
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Conformity
Definition
-individuals change their attitude of behavior to adhere to existing norms

ex: backpacks not brief cases
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Obedience
Definition
-Obeying direct orders
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foot-in-the-door
Definition
-begin with a small request
-when granted makes larger request
-ex: Can i borrow the shoes?
-the dress
-the jewelery?
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door-in-the-face
Definition
-requestor makes large request
-when refused, make smaller request
Ex: Can i have $500? NO
Can I have $100? YES
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foot-in-the-mouth (Low ball approach?)
Definition
-requestor establishes some kind of relationship with target person
-increases targets feelings of obligation to comply
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deindividuation
Definition
What you do is less likely to be identified with you
-you lose your identity
-mob
-ex: mardi gras
Term
Stanford Prison Experiment
Definition
-healthy, mentally stable men assigned role of prisoner or guard
-simulated jail
-guards could do whatever to keep "prisoners" in line
OUTCOME
-guards were cruel to prisoners
-both fell into the role of their character
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Asch's experiment
Definition
-conformity study
-3 line question
-pple chose wrong answer in order to conform
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Informational Influence
Definition
-type of conformity
-belief that others are correct
-if you dont know the answer youll agree with what someone else says
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Normative Influence
Definition
-type of conformity
-fear of negative consequences
-we are afraid of being deviant
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Milgram Study
Definition
-pple are assigned roles, teacher, student
-shock delivered if answered question wrong
-65% of teachers kept shocking because Milgram told them too
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Social Influence
Definition
-when one persons behavior is affected by words or actions of others
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Attribution
Definition
the process of explaining the causes of behavior, including our own
Term
Fundamental Attribution error
Definition
a bias
-attributing a persons behavior to internal causes instead of external
EX: he didnt call becuase he doesnt like me instead of...he didnt because he forgot
Term
Self serving bias
Definition
-resembles FAE
-tendency to attribute ones succes to internal factors and your failures to external factors
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Norms
Definition
socially based rules that dictate what people should or should not do in certain situations
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Stereotypes
Definition
false assumptions that all assumptions that all members of the same group share similar characterstics
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Prejudice
Definition
a positive or negtative attitude toward an entire group of people
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