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psychology
social behavior ch.15
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12/12/2004

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social psychology
Definition
the branch of psychology concerned with the way individuals thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others
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person perception
Definition
process of forming impressions of others
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effects of physical appearance
Definition
-good looking ppl tend ot appear like they are more sociable
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social schemas
Definition
organized clustes of ideas about categories of social events and ppl
-ppl place other ppl in categories and these categories influence the process of person perception
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stereotypes
Definition
widely held beliefs that pl have certain characteristics b/c of their membership in a particular group
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illusory correlation
Definition
occurs when ppl estimate that they have encountered more confirmations of an association between social traits than they have actually seen
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subjectivity in person
Definition
ppl see what they want to see and over estimate how they see it
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attributions
Definition
inferences taht ppl draw about the causes of events, others behavior, and their behavior
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internal attributions
Definition
causes of behavior to personal dispositions,traits, abilities, and feelings
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external attributions
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causes of behavior to situational demands and environmental constraints
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actor-observer bias
Definition
your view of your own behavior can be quite different from the view of someone else observing you
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fundamental attriution error
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refers to observers bias in favor of internal attributions in explaining others behavior
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self-serving bias
Definition
tendency to attribute one's successes to personal factors and one's failures to situational factors
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individualism
Definition
involves putting personal goals ahead of group goals and defining ones identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group memberships
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collectivism
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involves putting group goals ahead of personal goals and defining ones identity in terms of the groups one belongs to
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interpersonal attraction
Definition
refers to positive feelings toward another
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key factors in attraction
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physical attractiveness, similarity effects, reciprocity effects, romantic ideals
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reciprocity effects
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involves liking those who show they like you
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passionate
Definition
complete absorption in another that includes tender sexual feelings and the agony and ecstasy of intense emotion
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companionate
Definition
warm, trusting, tolerant affection for another whose life is deeply intertwined with one's own
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love as attachment
Definition
ppls intimate relationships in adulthood follow the same form as their attachments in infancy
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secure attachment
Definition
relatively easy to get close to others and described their love relatinos as trusting
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anxious ambivalent attachment
Definition
preocupation with love accoumpanied by expectations of rejection and described their love relations as volatile and marked by jealousy
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avoident
Definition
difficult to get close to others and described their love relations as lacking intimacy
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attitudes
Definition
positive or negative evaluations of objects of thoughts
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cognitive component
Definition
beliefs and ideas
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affective component
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emotions and feelings
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behavioral component
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predispositons to act
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factors in persuasion
Definition
source, message, channel, reciever
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source factors for persuasion
Definition
-high credibility
-expertise on the subject
-trustwothiness
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message factors in persuasions
Definition
-fear appel versus logic
-one sided vs.two sided argument
-# of strong or weak arguements
-repetition
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channel factors in persuasions
Definition
-in person
-on television or radio
-via newspaper or magazine
-via computer
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reciever factors or persuasions
Definition
-personality
-expectations
-strength of preexisting attitudes
-prior knowledge of the issues
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learning theory with attitude formation
Definition
-classical, operant conditioning
-observational learning
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dissonance theory of attitude formation
Definition
inconsistency among attitudes propels ppl in the direction of attitude change
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cognitive dissonance
Definition
exists when related attitudes or beliefs are inconsistent
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central role of the elaboration likelihood model
Definition
persuation based on content and logic of the message then careful processing of the information and the result is more durable attitude change
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Peripheral route of elaboration likelihood model
Definition
persuasion based on nonmessage factors such as attractiveness, redibility, emotion then minimal processing of the information the result is less durable attitude change
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conformity
Definition
ppl yield to real or imagined social pressure
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obiedience
Definition
form of compliance that occurs when ppl follow direct commands, usually from someone ina position of authority
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bystander effect
Definition
ppl are less likely to provide neede help when they are in groups then when they are alone
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2 reasons for less productivity when the group increases
Definition
reduced efficiency and social loafing
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social loafing
Definition
a reduction in effort by individuals when they work in groups as compared to when they work by themselves
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group polarization
Definition
group discussion strengthens a groups dominant point of view and produces a shift toward a more extreme decisiion in the direction
-groups take riskier decisions then individuals
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group think
Definition
members of a cohesive group emphasize cconcurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision
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group cohesiveness
Definition
strength of the liking relationships linking group members to each other and to the group itself
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