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Social Psych Exam 1
Chapters 1 & 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Big Ideas in Social Psychology (Hint: There are 3) | 1) We construct our own reality 2) Intuition is powerful 3) Behavior is influenced by biology, personality, society |
| Components of Social Psychology (What 3 main ideas are explored?) | 1) Social thinking 2) Social influence 3) Social relations |
| Hindsight Bias (Also known as?) | I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon Things are obvious after they have happened |
| Ethics in Experimentation (Think of as many ideas as you can) | Experimental Realism Deception Informed consent Protect from harm Confidentiality Debrief |
| Self-Concept (How does this differ from self-schemas?) | What/how we know/think about ourselves and thus about others in a more abstract sense than self-schemas |
| Self-Schemas (How is this similar to self-concept?) | Elements of self-concept that help us organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information |
| Spotlight Effect (How is this similar to illusion of transparency?) | The belief that others are paying more attention to our behavior and appearance than they actually are |
| Illusion of Transparency (How is this different from the spotlight effect?) | Describes our false belief that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others |
| Possible Selves (Who are you now? Who might you be?) | The versions of ourselves that we dream or dread to be |
| Individualism (Does this apply to you at all?) | The attitude of prioritizing your own goals and identity in terms of personal attributes |
| Collectivism (Does this apply to you at all?) | The attitude of prioritizing the goals of your group and defining your identity accordingly |
| Self-Efficacy (What are Bandura's Strategies?) | Our sense of our own competence/ability Mastery Experiences Modeling Social Persuasion |
| Self-Serving Bias (Different Types) | Our overwhelming tendency to see ourselves favorably Self-serving attributions Unrealistic optimism (Defensive pessimism?) Better than average? False consensus False uniqueness |
| Self-Handicapping (I may have failed, but that's only because...) | Our creation of excuses for our failures Why? |
| Self-Presentation (Impression Management and Self-Monitoring) | Expressing oneself and behaving in ways designed to create favorable impressions I.M. = conscious act of soliciting impressions S.M. = adjusting behavior to fit situation |
| Social identity (What is/are yours?) | Our particular abilities, traits, values, aspirations that may be influenced by social factors such as culture; groups we identify with |
| Social Comparisons (How may these be inaccurate or harmful?) | Evaluations of one's opinions and abilities by comparing oneself with others; upward or downward |
| Other's Judgments (Discuss: How may they be skewed? What about your own?) | These external attitudes may color the way we see and think about ourselves |
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