Social psychology the study of how people think, feel, & behave in social situations.
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social categorization
categorizing people into stereotyped groups based upon
their shared characteristics
(is done using Implicit Personality Theory)
attribution
when you try to explain someone’s behavior
dispositional cause(internal/personal)
situational cause(external)
fundamental attribution error
overestimating role of internal factors & underestimating external factors
E.g.car swerving across laneshyper person at party
(about other people)
actor-observer discrepancy
you as observer = commit FAE
E.g.
you as actor = blame external factors
(for bad outcomes)
arriving late to class
self-serving bias
you attribute your successes to internal factors but your failures to external factors
E.g.
skill at snowboardingcooking skill
blaming the victim
s/he must have caused it or didn’t take steps to prevent it
E.g.
- loved one is mistreated at work
cognitive dissonance
you feel tension when you have two conflicting attitudes
E.g.procrastination of studying
increased when behavior contradicts your attitude
cognitive dissonance
How is tension reduced?
1) rationalize behavior
2) If cannot be rationalized, change attitude
in-group
group to which you belong
out-group
group to which you DO NOT belong
(out-group homogeneity effect=tendency to see out-group members all the same)
(in-group bias = tendency to judge in-group favorably & out-group unfavorably)
conformity
when you change in order to fit-in
Have you ever done something you didn’t want to do, just because of pressure from others?
discussion
Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment
Could a person be pressured by others into committing an immoral act?
Stanley Milgram’s Obedience
First, survey results:• Most would REFUSE TO OBEY at 150 volts• None would reach 450 volts
bystander effect
a person is LESS likely to help when others are also present
Story of Kitty Genovese