Unit 11 by jenna zimmemrnn https://padlet.com/jennazim5207/xodtwbl0djm3 AP Psych en-us 2017-04-07 12:25:39 UTC 2017-04-12 12:52:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Social Psych Intro jennazim5207 https://padlet.com/jennazim5207/xodtwbl0djm3/wish/165362344 Attribution theory: our tendency to make sense of other people's behavior 
  • antecedent: info about person prior to circumstance 
  • attribution: what we believe caused the behavior 
  • personal(disposition): blaming persons character 
  • situational: blaming circumstance 
Biases in Attributions
  • just world phenomenon: assumption that bad things happen to bad people and vice versa 
  • fundamental attribution error: overemphasize personal attributions for others and underestimate them for ourselves 
  • self serving bias: attribute our success to ourselves and our failures to the situation 
Attitude and Behavior 
  • attitude: stable organization of beliefs feelings and tendencies towards someone or something 
  • ABC's of attitude
    • affect- feeling of love, hate, and dislike
    • behavior- approach, avoid
    • cognition- beliefs (facts, opinions...)
  • prejudice: intolerant, unfavorable , and rigid attitude toward group of people
  • discrimination: actions that deny opportunities and social esteem to an entire group of people or individual members of that group 
  • ingroup bias: tendency to favor one's own group over others  
  • self-fulfilling prophecy: one's unconscious expectations about someone else eventually lead the other person to behave in ways that confirm these expectations 
  • cognitive dissonance: attitudes and behaviors inconsistent/ we're motivated to decrease this tension 
  • compliance: how we respond to a request
    • low ball: 
    • foot in the door: tendency for people to comply with a small request, then later ask for something bigger 
  • door in the face: 
  • norm reciprocity:


]]> 2017-04-07 12:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jennazim5207/xodtwbl0djm3/wish/165362344 Attribution jennazim5207 https://padlet.com/jennazim5207/xodtwbl0djm3/wish/165860310 Harold Kelly came up with 3 criteria on how people judge how others behave:
  1. Distinctiveness- how similar is this situation to other situations
  2. consistency- does individual act similarly in same situation over time
  3. consensus- how doe others in the situation respond 
Group Influence
  • social loafing: tendency for people to put forth less effort when working with a  group towards a common goal 
  • group polarization: discussion with like-minded people strengthens pre-exisiting beliefs 
  • groupthink: thinking or making decisions as a group that discourages individualism and creative thinking
    • individuals are hesitant to voice opposition
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  • deindividualization: lower sense of self awareness in a crowd 
  • social facilitation: improved performance of tasks in presence of others
  • social impairment: performing worse in presence of others
  • frustration-aggression hypothesis: frustration and aggression is a desired goal due to circumstance
  • altruism: acting with an unselfish regard for others using helping behavior 
  • diffusion of responsibility: more people in the group, less likely one is to respond 
    • Milgram: obedience 
    Asch: conformity
    Zimbardo: deindividuation 
    Darley and Latane: diffusion of responsibility
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