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psych chapter 10

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Social Psychology study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are affected by other people
Person Vs. Situation Debate ongoing exploration of which set of factors best predict human thought, feeling, behavior
Social Facilitation presence of others enhances performances (on simple tasks)
Social Disruption others harm performance, "choking" (on complex tasks)
Fundamental Attribution Error tendency to over-estimate personality in explaining others' behaviors, especially for negative or undesirable behaviors
Attribution any cognition (thought) which attempts to explain the cause of an event, in the absences of proof of that cause
Confederates Faux-participants or other actors; misleading or deception Trained by a researcher and an involved aspect
Stanford Prison Study 2-week "psychological study of prison life" participants randomized to be prisoners and guards dressed to anonymize, study explored peer treatment
Social Conformity tendency to alter behavior toward social matching as a result of group pressure
Social Obedience adherence to direction or orders from sources to higher authority
Bystander Effect tendency of non-intervention when people see someone in need but others are around
Terror Management Theory Socio-cultural theory about our attempts to deny mortality and other existential concerns
Proximal Defenses literal, denial, physical
Distal Defenses symbolic, self-esteem
Prejudice cognitive pattern, negative conclusions about group prior to evidence
Stereotyping cognitive pattern, quickly processes info about group/assume category
Discrimination behavioral, treating members of prejudiced group differently/worse
In-Group Bias favoring those within our group
Out-Group Homogeneity viewing as uniform people outside our group
Scapegoating need to blame another group for our misfortunes, results in resentment
Just-World Belief Need to see the world as fair and just, results in blaming victims of oppression/bigotry
Conformity Need to fit in, results in outdated prejudices, stereotypes, and discrimination upheld for ages
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