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Social Psychology David Myers
Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12. BYU Dr. Ridge
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
12/10/2009

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Social Categorization
Definition
We Group people together to simplify society so we understand it. skin color; m/f, social class, age

stereotype->baserate->stereotype->baserate
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Discrimination
Definition
we treat ingroup/outgroup members different.
Term
non-social stimuli
Definition
we segregate to nautural characteristics.

lll//// lll/// lll//
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groups to which we belong we typically like, and other not.
Definition
overestimate-underestimate dots on screen. 2 groups; rewarded own group.
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Discrimination
Definition
unjustified.
negative behavior.
*not necessarily dislike
-temple
-credit scores
-handicaps
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ABC
Definition
A- prejudice
b- discrimination
c- stereotype
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Prejudice
Definition
a preconcieved negative opinion towards others
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stereotype
Definition
belief about a list of attributes towards a group of people.
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Objectional if
Definition
- THE ASSUMPTION THAT DIFFERENCES ARE IN-BORN
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ethnocentric
Definition
Believing in the superiority of one's own ethnic and cultural group, and having a corresponding disdain for all other groups.
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implicit ethnocentric
Definition
example: outgroup is rigid vs. Principle.
outgroup is wishy-washy vs. willing to change mind.
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stereotype threat
Definition
groups do worse when aknowledge the stereotype.
(reminded of the expectation)
blacks did better at golf if reminded athletic. worse if reminded intellect
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outgroup homeogeneity
Definition
those that look alike are alike
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illusory correlations
Definition
we ignore instances that run negative against our stereotypes.
Example: all pacific islanders are gang-bangers.
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illusory correlations subtypes/ subcategories
Definition
exceptions to the rule.
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Adjective checklist assessment
Definition
list of black people categorization.
majority in 1933 were negative.
in 1953 gilbert found 1/2 as many endorsed negative.
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Princeton trilogy
Definition
redone adjective checklist assessment.
-what you think others think.
-what you think.

-stereotype has not faded away, it has just changed.
-its just as negative, just different.
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high-prejudice people endorse stereotypes.
Definition
Term
Prejudice comes from
Definition
the dislike of others

meat-packing plants. 50% hispanic, now hatred toward samolis.
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realistic group conflict theory
Definition
prejudice comes from competition for scarce resources

Example: oklahoma camp. 2 groups came to hate eachother as competition increases for treats over atheletic events.
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engage in contact hypothesis
Definition
interpersonal contact reduces prejudice.
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structure to break barriers:
Definition
1- equal status
2- require personal interactions
3- cooperative activities
4- supportive social norms
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superordinate goals
Definition
A shared goal that necessitates cooperative effort; a goal that overrides people's differences from one another.
Term
Jigsaw classroom
Definition
harness superordinate goals to reduce prejudices. only as strong as your weakest member. use 4 structures to build group.

self-esteem improved. poorer students improved. good students didn't suffer. circles included races.
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physical aggression
Definition
direct aggression
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relational agression
Definition
designed to hurt relationships of others
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violence
Definition
extreme agression to hurt
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hostile aggression
Definition
performed out of anger
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instrumental aggression
Definition
a means to an end.

dead puppy
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Instinct driven aggression
Definition
Freud "death wish"- people have unconscious desire to kill themselves. deflected outwards.

Conrad Lorenz: adaptive. If aggresive, you can gain resources.
Term
evolution-latent construct (regarding aggression)
Definition
aggression would emerge as necessary.
Term
Testosterone and cortisone
Definition
levels predict aggressions
Term
areas of brain relate to aggression
Definition
Term
xxyy syndrome
Definition
not associated w/aggression.

not as smart.
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cultural influences on aggression
Definition
more aggressive in the south. "culture of honor". swift justice.
Term
Culture of Honor. southern vs. Northern men.
Definition
provoked in a narrow hallway. asked to end a story. saliva taken.

75% of insulted southerners ended with violence.
cortizone levels 70% in southerners.
testotorone was 12% in insulted southerners. 4% in controlled.

Chicken control. southerns would bail at 10 ft. 36 in if insulted.
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a story was read...
Definition
more aggressive when believed god authorized + it came from the bible.
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interpersonal relationships
Definition
need to belong. need to pair off.
Term
similarity vs. opposites.
Definition
similarity prevails.
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factors that lead to interpersonal attraction
Definition
proximity, functional distance, mere exposure
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proximity
Definition
geography
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functional distance
Definition
cross paths
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mere exposure
Definition
people liked songs that they had heard tidbits of before unknown to them.
Term
Black bag man
Definition
hostility-. curiosity-. friendship
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matching hypothesis
Definition
marry people that look like us.
dating not so much.
personality yes.
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physical attractiveness
Definition
average face is the most attractive.
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phyiscal attractiveness longetivity
Definition
doesn't necessary sustain.
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balance theory
Definition
triangle has to balance itself out to be positive when 3 sides are times together.
+ + +=+
- - +=+
We yearn for harmony
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Stage approach
Definition
stimulus (attraction)-> value (attachment... connect) -> Role (commitment... husband/wife)
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quantitative approach
Definition
likeing----------------intimacy
*more rewards, -> better relationship.
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qualitative approach
Definition
----- like

---- love

*you can like without loving and vice versa.
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3 primary loves
Definition
eros, ludus, storge
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eros
Definition
erotic, passionate love
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ludus
Definition
selfish. When its fun, I'm in. Playing the field.
Term
storge
Definition
friendship love. companionship. friendly. trust
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secondary type loves
Definition
mania, pragma, agape.
Term
mania
Definition
insecure. force other into commitment. fear.
Term
pragma
Definition
shopping list check-off. suitable. practical.
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agape
Definition
unselfish. sacrifice.
Term
3 ingredients in a relationship
Definition
1- passion, 2- intimacy, 3- commitment.
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non-love
Definition
nothing.
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liking
Definition
i
Term
infatuation
Definition
p
Term
empty love
Definition
c
Term
fling romantic love
Definition
p, i
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fatuous love
Definition
p, c
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companionate love
Definition
c, i
Term
consummate love
Definition
p, i, c
Term
altruism
Definition
self-less helping
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egoism
Definition
get something by helping.
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kin selection
Definition
preserve your genes. help your family.
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group selection
Definition
help members of your group first.
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ultimate goals
Definition
altruistic goals. - only want to help
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instrumental goals
Definition
a means to an end. we do it, but we do it for something else.
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unintended consequences
Definition
things happen, but we didn't mean them to.
Term
empathy-altruism hypothesis
Definition
empathy leads to altruistic action.

preception of need.
adopt others perspective?
emotional response (empathic concern vs. personal distress.)
motive? (altruism vs. egoism)
response? help... not help. or help.
Term
easy escape: you can just watch.
Definition
both groups (altruistic and egoism helped)
Term
easy out: go to the other room and eat cookies and drink pepsi
Definition
altruism helped
egoism didn't.
Term
sometimes motives change. loose yourself in the work.
Definition
Term
steps to help.
Definition
1- notice
2- interpret situation
3- take responsibility
4- decide how to help
5- help
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pluralistic ignorance
Definition
A false impression of what most other people are thinking or feeling, or how they are responding. (nobody else is reacting)
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diffusion of responsibility
Definition
other people are probably helping.
Term
audience inhibition
Definition
confusion of responsibility
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why is there so much violence on tv
Definition
stories are told by the media today
men:women 3:1
cast: while males in prime of life.
projects a sense of male power.
produced for a global market.
humor is culture bound.
Term
happy violence
Definition
entertaining. sense of good times + fun.
20-30 per hour on children's tv
2 murders nightly
primetime 6-8 per hour
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accelerating violence
Definition
greater dosage required for effect
remake:
32- 81 corpses.
ninja turtles- rat - global marketing
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violence as a social relationship
Definition
women are 50% more likely to be victims than aggressors.
minority women twice as likely.
it becomes internalized.
Term
mean world syndrome
Definition
violence is exploitable. the world becomes more dangerous and threatening. we become more dependent
Term
(mean world syndrome)
Definition
if you're born into a lower level (media-centered world), you live in a meaner world.
Term
citizenship in the cultural environment
Definition
government is the media. "portraying the world realistically"
-teachers
-rule makers.
- movement to turn things around.
Term
what can parents and teachers do about media violence?
Definition
tv is a babysitter. make it appropriate.
not a form of reward and punishment.
can be turned on and off.
discriminate what is worth watching.
schools should teach how to handle it.
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social dominance orientation
Definition
a motivation to have one's group dominate other social groups.
Term
ingroup bias
Definition
the tendency to favor one's own group.
Term
outgroup homogeneity effect
Definition
perception of outgroup members as more similar to one another than are ingroup members. thus "they are alike, we are divers."
Term
own-race bias
Definition
the tendency for people to more accurately recognize faces of their own race.
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group-serving bias
Definition
explaining away outgroup members' positive behaviors; also attributing negative behaviors to their dispositions. (while excusing such behavior by one's own gorup)
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just-world phenomenon
Definition
the tendency of people to believe that the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
Term
subtyping
Definition
accommodating individuals who deveiate from one's stereotype by thinking of them as "exceptions to the rule"
Term
subgrouping
Definition
accommodating individuals who deviate from one's stereotype by forming a new stereotype about this subset of the group.
Term
LEE LOVE WHEEL
Definition
eros, ludus, storge
pragma, agape, mania
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frustration-aggression theory
Definition
the theory that frustration triggers a readiness to aggress.
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hostile aggression
Definition
aggression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself.
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instrumental aggression
Definition
aggression that is a means to some other end.
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displacement
Definition
the redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration. Generally, the new target is a safer or more socially acceptable target.
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relative deprivation
Definition
the perception that one is less well off than others with whom one compares oneself.
Term
social learning theory
Definition
the theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished. bandura's bobo doll.
Term
heat increases aggression.
Definition
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need to belong
Definition
to connect with others in enduring, close relationships.
Term
implicit egotism
Definition
we like what we associate with ourselves.
like letters of your name.
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over justification effect
Definition
rewarding someone for doing something they would've done otherwise might lead them to not do it in the future.
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