SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY FINAL 2023|GRADED A+

Define comformity A change in one's behavior due to the real or imagined influence of other people Informational Social Influence The influence of other people that leads us to conform because we see them as a source of information to guide our behavior;we conform because we believe that others' interpretation of an ambiguous situation is more correct than ours and will help us choose an appropriate course of action Private Acceptance: Conforming to other people's behavior out of a genuine belief that what they are doing or saying is right Public Compliance Conforming to other people's behavior publicly without necessarily believing in what we are doing or saying Contagion the rapid spread of emotions or behaviors through a crowd Mass psychogenic illness the occurence, in a group of people, of similar physical symptoms with no known physical cause Social Norms The implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptable behaviors, values, and beliefs of its members Normative social influence The influence of other people that leads us toconform in order to be liked and accepted by them; this type of conformityresults in public compliance with the group's beliefs and behaviors but notnecessarily private acceptance of those beliefs and behaviors Social Impact Theory (SIT) the idea that conforming to social influence depends on the group's importance, immediacy, and the number of people in the group Idiosyncrasy credits the tolerance a person earns, over time, by conforming to group norms; if enough credits are earned, the person can, on occasion, deviate from the group without retribution Minority influence the case where a minority of group members influences the behavior or beliefs of the majority Injunctive Norms people's perceptions of what behaviors are approved or disapproved of by others Descriptive Norms People's perceptions of how people actually behave in given situations, regardless of whether the behavior is approved or disapproved of by others Propinquity Effect the finding that the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends Mere exposure theory The finding that the more exposure we have to a stimulus, the more apt we are to like it social extange theory The idea that people's feelings about a relationship depend on their perceptions of the rewards and costs of the relationship, the kind of relationship they deserve, and their chances for having a better relationship with someone else Comparison level people's expectations about the level of rewards and punishments they are likely to receive in a particular relationship Comparison Level for alternatives People's expectations about the level of rewards and punishments they would receive in an alternative relationship Equity theory the idea that people are happiest with relationships in which the rewards and costs experienced by both parties are roughly equal compansionate love The intimacy and affection we feel when we care deeply for a person but do not experience passion or arousal in the persons presence Passionate love an intense longing we feel for a person, accompanied by physiological arousal when our love is reciprocated, we feel great fulfillment and ecstasy, but when it is not, we feel sadness and despair Evolutionary Approach to love A theory derived from evolutionary biology that holds that men and women are attracted to different characteristics in each other (men are attracted by women's appearance; women are attracted by men's resources) because this maximizes their chances of reproductive success attachment styles The expectations people develop about relationships with others, based on the relationship they had with their primary caregiver when they were infants secure attachment style an attachment style characterized by trust, a lack of concern with being abandoned, and the view that one is worthy and well liked Avoidant attachment style An attachment style characterized by a suppression of attachment needs, because attempts to be intimate have been rebuffed; people with this style find it difficult to develop intimate relationships