Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
mod 4.1-4
social perceptions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| person perception | how we form impressions of ourselves and others including attributions of others |
| attribution theory | explaining someone's behavior by crediting either the external situation or person's internal traits |
| fundamental attribution error | tendency for observers to underestimate external effects sand overestimate personal disposition |
| actor-observer bias | tendency for those acting in a situation to attribute their behavior to external causes, but for observers to attribute others behavior to internal causes |
| social comaprison | we judge our success or failure in reference to others |
| prejudice | unjustifiable usually negative attitude towards a group |
| stereotype | generalized belief about a group |
| just world phenomenon | tendency to believe the world is just and people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get |
| foot-in-the-door phenomenon | tendency for people to agree to a larger request after first agreeing to a smaller one |
| cognitive dissonance theory | theory that we act to reduce discomfort we feel when 2 of our thoughts are inconsistent |
| conformity | adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard |
| normative social influence | influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval |
| informational social influence | influence resulting from a person's willingness to accept others opinions about reality |
| minority influence | few individuals resisting conformity changes others responses |
| social facilitation | in presence of others, improved performance on simple well learned tasks, and worsened performance on difficult tasks |
| social loafing | tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts |
| deindividuation | loss of self-awareness and restraint occuring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity |
| group polarization | enhancement of a groups preservering inclinations through discussion with groups |
| group think | mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives |
| Frustration aggression principle | principle that frustration creates anger which can generate aggression |
| social script | culturally provided schema on how to approach a situation |
| mere exposure effect | tendency for repeated exposure to novel stimuli to increase our liking of them |
| companionate love | deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined |
| passionate love | an aroused state of intense positive absorption with another |
| equity | condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it |
| self disclosure | act of revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to others |
| altruism | unselfish regard for welfare of others |
| bystander effect | tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid to others if bystanders are present |
| social exchange theory | theory that social behavior is an exchange process to max benefits and minimize cost |
| reciprocity norm | expectation that people will help not hurt those who have helped them |
| social responsibility norm | expectation that people will help those in need |
| social trap | situation in which 2 parties pursuing self interest rather than good of group become caught in mutually destructive behavior |
| mirror image perceptions | mutual views often held by conflicting parties each sees itself as peaceful and the other as evil |
| self fulfilling prophecy | belief that leads to its own fulfillment |
Created by:
vincdrea