SocialPsychologyThe area of psychthat focuses on howpeople think aboutothers and interact inrelationships andgroupsMereExposureEffectChange inattitude due tofamiliarity withsomeone orthingCentralRoutePersuasionOccurs whenpeople areinfluenced byevidence andargumentsObediencethe act of carryingout the requests orcommands of aperson of higherstatus within asocial hierarchy RoleSetexpectations fora socialposition:definingbehaviorSocialFacilitationImprovedperformance oneasy tasks; worseon difficult tasks inthe presence ofothersGroupthinkWhen desire forharmony overridesrealistic appraisalin decision-makingStanleyMillgram(Pg 478)American socialpsychologist, bestknown for hiscontroversialexperiments onobedience conductedin the 1960s during hisprofessorship at YaleInformationalSocialInfluenceAa person conformsbecause they have adesire to be right,and look to otherswho they believe mayhave moreinformationNorms Understoodrules foraccepted andexpectedbehaviorRealisticConflictTheorywhenever there are two ormore groups that areseeking the same limitedresources, this will lead toconflict, negativestereotypes and beliefs,and discrimination betweenthe groupsAttributionTheoryprocess ofinferring thecauses of eventsor behaviors,internal vs.externalImplicitProcessesCognition thathappensoutside of ourawareness;also termedautomaticDeindividuationPeople actdifferently ingroups thanthey wouldindividuallyStereotypeBelief aboutpeople basedoncategorizationPeripheralRoutePersuasionOccurs whenpeople areinfluenced byincidental cues,like a speaker'sattractivenessSocialContagionthe spread ofbehaviors, attitudes,and affect throughcrowds and othertypes of socialaggregates from onemember to anotherConformityAdjustingbehavior tothe groupstandardDiscriminationNegative behaviorindividuals from aspecific group dueto unjust negativebehaviorFoot-in-the-doorPhenomenonAgreeing to asmall request forthe purpose ofagreeing to alarger requestlaterCulturethe customs, arts,social institutions,and achievementsof a particularnation, people, orother social groupFundamentalAttributionErroran individual'stendency to attributeanother's actions totheir character orpersonality, whileattributing theirbehavior to externalsituational factorsoutside of their controlAtttitudeOverallevaluation ofsome aspect ofthe world--people, issues,or objectsSocialCognitionThe way peopleperceive and dealwith info andfeelings aboutothers and theworldGroupPolarizationsame-wayenhancementof group'sopinions aftergroupconversationsCognitiveDissonanceUncomfortablestate due todiscrepancybetween twoattitudes, beliefs,or behaviorsAsch'sConformityExperimentsexperiment toinvestigate the extentto which socialpressure from amajority group couldaffect a person toconformSocialLoafingLess effort byindividuals whenefforts are pooledand groupaccountability ishigherPrejudiceAttitude(generallynegative)towardmembers of agroupPersuasionAttempt tochangepeople'sattitudesNormativeSocialInfluencePeer Pressure -where a personconforms to fit in withthe group becausethey don't want toappear foolish or beleft outSocialPsychologyThe area of psychthat focuses on howpeople think aboutothers and interact inrelationships andgroupsMereExposureEffectChange inattitude due tofamiliarity withsomeone orthingCentralRoutePersuasionOccurs whenpeople areinfluenced byevidence andargumentsObediencethe act of carryingout the requests orcommands of aperson of higherstatus within asocial hierarchyRoleSetexpectations fora socialposition:definingbehaviorSocialFacilitationImprovedperformance oneasy tasks; worseon difficult tasks inthe presence ofothersGroupthinkWhen desire forharmony overridesrealistic appraisalin decision-makingStanleyMillgram(Pg 478)American socialpsychologist, bestknown for hiscontroversialexperiments onobedience conductedin the 1960s during hisprofessorship at YaleInformationalSocialInfluenceAa person conformsbecause they have adesire to be right,and look to otherswho they believe mayhave moreinformationNorms Understoodrules foraccepted andexpectedbehaviorRealisticConflictTheorywhenever there are two ormore groups that areseeking the same limitedresources, this will lead toconflict, negativestereotypes and beliefs,and discrimination betweenthe groupsAttributionTheoryprocess ofinferring thecauses of eventsor behaviors,internal vs.externalImplicitProcessesCognition thathappensoutside of ourawareness;also termedautomaticDeindividuationPeople actdifferently ingroups thanthey wouldindividuallyStereotypeBelief aboutpeople basedoncategorizationPeripheralRoutePersuasionOccurs whenpeople areinfluenced byincidental cues,like a speaker'sattractivenessSocialContagionthe spread ofbehaviors, attitudes,and affect throughcrowds and othertypes of socialaggregates from onemember to anotherConformityAdjustingbehavior tothe groupstandardDiscriminationNegative behaviorindividuals from aspecific group dueto unjust negativebehaviorFoot-in-the-doorPhenomenonAgreeing to asmall request forthe purpose ofagreeing to alarger requestlaterCulturethe customs, arts,social institutions,and achievementsof a particularnation, people, orother social groupFundamentalAttributionErroran individual'stendency to attributeanother's actions totheir character orpersonality, whileattributing theirbehavior to externalsituational factorsoutside of their controlAtttitudeOverallevaluation ofsome aspect ofthe world--people, issues,or objectsSocialCognitionThe way peopleperceive and dealwith info andfeelings aboutothers and theworldGroupPolarizationsame-wayenhancementof group'sopinions aftergroupconversationsCognitiveDissonanceUncomfortablestate due todiscrepancybetween twoattitudes, beliefs,or behaviorsAsch'sConformityExperimentsexperiment toinvestigate the extentto which socialpressure from amajority group couldaffect a person toconformSocialLoafingLess effort byindividuals whenefforts are pooledand groupaccountability ishigherPrejudiceAttitude(generallynegative)towardmembers of agroupPersuasionAttempt tochangepeople'sattitudesNormativeSocialInfluencePeer Pressure -where a personconforms to fit in withthe group becausethey don't want toappear foolish or beleft out

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  1. The area of psych that focuses on how people think about others and interact in relationships and groups
    Social Psychology
  2. Change in attitude due to familiarity with someone or thing
    Mere Exposure Effect
  3. Occurs when people are influenced by evidence and arguments
    Central Route Persuasion
  4. the act of carrying out the requests or commands of a person of higher status within a social hierarchy
    Obedience
  5. Set expectations for a social position: defining behavior
    Role
  6. Improved performance on easy tasks; worse on difficult tasks in the presence of others
    Social Facilitation
  7. When desire for harmony overrides realistic appraisal in decision-making
    Groupthink
  8. American social psychologist, best known for his controversial experiments on obedience conducted in the 1960s during his professorship at Yale
    Stanley Millgram (Pg 478)
  9. Aa person conforms because they have a desire to be right, and look to others who they believe may have more information
    Informational Social Influence
  10. Understood rules for accepted and expected behavior
    Norms
  11. whenever there are two or more groups that are seeking the same limited resources, this will lead to conflict, negative stereotypes and beliefs, and discrimination between the groups
    Realistic Conflict Theory
  12. process of inferring the causes of events or behaviors, internal vs. external
    Attribution Theory
  13. Cognition that happens outside of our awareness; also termed automatic
    Implicit Processes
  14. People act differently in groups than they would individually
    Deindividuation
  15. Belief about people based oncategorization
    Stereotype
  16. Occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, like a speaker's attractiveness
    Peripheral Route Persuasion
  17. the spread of behaviors, attitudes, and affect through crowds and other types of social aggregates from one member to another
    Social Contagion
  18. Adjusting behavior to the group standard
    Conformity
  19. Negative behavior individuals from a specific group due to unjust negative behavior
    Discrimination
  20. Agreeing to a small request for the purpose of agreeing to a larger request later
    Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon
  21. the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group
    Culture
  22. an individual's tendency to attribute another's actions to their character or personality, while attributing their behavior to external situational factors outside of their control
    Fundamental Attribution Error
  23. Overall evaluation of some aspect of the world--people, issues, or objects
    Atttitude
  24. The way people perceive and deal with info and feelings about others and the world
    Social Cognition
  25. same-way enhancement of group's opinions after group conversations
    Group Polarization
  26. Uncomfortable state due to discrepancy between two attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors
    Cognitive Dissonance
  27. experiment to investigate the extent to which social pressure from a majority group could affect a person to conform
    Asch's Conformity Experiments
  28. Less effort by individuals when efforts are pooled and group accountability is higher
    Social Loafing
  29. Attitude (generally negative) toward members of a group
    Prejudice
  30. Attempt to change people's attitudes
    Persuasion
  31. Peer Pressure - where a person conforms to fit in with the group because they don't want to appear foolish or be left out
    Normative Social Influence