Chapter 13: Social Psychology- Concepts study Guide
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Social Psychology
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Social Psychology
Chapter 13: Social Psychology- Concepts study Guide
social psychology - Answer️️ --study of how peoples influence others'
behavior, beliefs, and attitudes
-think others are vulnerable to social influence but not ourselves
humans as a social species - Answer️️ --natural want to form
int...
social disruption - Answer✔️✔️--the concept of choking while performing
from fear of failure or psyching ones self out just from the presence of
others
fundamental attribution error - Answer✔️✔️--attributions are assigning
causes to behavior (altered by internal and external influences)
-when we look at others' behavior, we overestimate impact of dispositional
influences, underestimate impact of situational influences because you
can't predict social influences (social pressure)
-doing the opposite for our own behavior and can be associated with
cultural factors (Japanese and Chinese do not commit this error as often)
-may be prone to seeing other's behavior as a combination of both
dispositional and situational influences
social contagious behavior - Answer✔️✔️--people tend to be natural mimics
(copy laughs, yawns, looking up, gestures)
-dangerous in aspects of copycat killers, waves and springs of suicide
conformity - Answer✔️✔️--the tendency of people to alter their behavior as a
result of group pressure
-factors to this would be unanimity (strongest with full agreement), size of
group, difference in the wrong answer (any difference of opinion from
majority matters)
-low self esteem makes you more likely to conform
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