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Social Psychology
Social Psychology: Attitudes, Stereotypes, and Group Dynamics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is social psychology? | The study of how the immediate social context and broader cultural environment influence people's thoughts, feelings, and actions. |
| What are the three components of attitude? | Cognitive belief, affective feeling (positive to negative), and behavioral motivation (approach vs. avoid). |
| What are implicit attitudes? | Automatically activated associations that are often learned through repeated exposure and are difficult to update. |
| What are explicit attitudes? | Beliefs that can be explicitly reported, shaped by values and social norms, and can be updated with new information. |
| Which type of attitude better predicts behavior for decided voters? | Explicit attitudes. |
| Which type of attitude better predicts behavior for undecided voters? | Implicit attitudes. |
| What is the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM)? | A dual-processing theory that describes two routes to attitude change: central route and peripheral route. |
| What characterizes the central route of persuasion? | Thoughtful, reflective processing that is effortful and swayed by evidence, leading to long-term attitude change. |
| What characterizes the peripheral route of persuasion? | Automatic, surface-level processing that is not effortful and swayed by surface-level features, leading to short-term attitude change. |
| What is cognitive dissonance? | The unease people feel when their behavior is out of line with their beliefs, values, or attitudes. |
| When do people typically change their attitudes? | When their behavior cannot be explained by the situation alone. |
| What is a stereotype? | Mental representations or schemas about groups. |
| Can stereotypes ever be accurate? | Yes, sometimes they can reflect average group differences, but they can also exaggerate differences between individuals. |
| What is prejudice? | A negative attitude toward a group or members of a group, often based on stereotypes. |
| What is realistic group conflict theory? | The theory that competition for resources can lead to negative intergroup attitudes. |
| What is social identity theory? | The theory that individuals maintain a positive view of their ingroup by viewing outgroups more negatively. |
| What are implicit racial biases? | Negative attitudes or stereotypes about members of a particular race that are easily and automatically activated. |
| How do implicit racial biases contribute to discrimination? | They lead to automatic associations of negative traits with racial groups, influencing behavior and perceptions. |
| What is Gordon Allport's contact hypothesis? | The idea that friendly, cooperative interactions between different groups can reduce prejudice. |
| What factors predict whom we come to like as friends? | Proximity, repeated unplanned interactions, and settings that allow individuals to let their guard down. |
| What are social norms? | Patterns of behavior, traditions, beliefs, and preferences that are reinforced by others and influence behavior. |
| What is conformity? | The act of implicitly mimicking and adopting the behaviors, beliefs, and preferences of those around us. |
| What is group polarization? | The tendency for group discussions to lead to more extreme attitudes as individuals reinforce each other's views. |
| What is the Milgram Experiment known for? | Demonstrating that most people can be made to commit harmful acts in the name of obedience to authority. |
| What is the impact of echo chambers in social media? | They create homogenous clusters of like-minded individuals, reinforcing shared beliefs and attitudes. |
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