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What is the process of analyzing and interpreting events, other people, oneself, and the world in general?
What is the process of analyzing and interpreting events, other people, oneself, and the world in general?
- Behavioral inference
- Psychosocial interpretation
- Cognitive attribution
- Social cognition (correct)
What did Fritz Heider identify as part of his proposal about explaining the causes of events, including human behavior?
What did Fritz Heider identify as part of his proposal about explaining the causes of events, including human behavior?
- Individual and Collective attributions
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic attributions
- Personal and Situational attributions
- Internal and External attributions (correct)
What is the process by which a person infers other people’s motives or intentions?
What is the process by which a person infers other people’s motives or intentions?
- Intentional attribution
- Interpretive analysis
- Motivational inference
- Attributions (correct)
What does the Covariation Model consider?
What does the Covariation Model consider?
What is the Actor-Observer Bias?
What is the Actor-Observer Bias?
What is the main contribution of Harold Kelley to attribution theory?
What is the main contribution of Harold Kelley to attribution theory?
What is the Self-Serving Bias?
What is the Self-Serving Bias?
What is the Fundamental Attribution Error?
What is the Fundamental Attribution Error?
What are the three types of attributions proposed by Harold Kelley?
What are the three types of attributions proposed by Harold Kelley?
Which factor is not essential according to Carl Hovland's theory of persuasion?
Which factor is not essential according to Carl Hovland's theory of persuasion?
What is a key determinant of openness to attitude change according to the text?
What is a key determinant of openness to attitude change according to the text?
What does the Central Route of persuasion primarily rely on?
What does the Central Route of persuasion primarily rely on?
What is the primary factor in the Peripheral Route of persuasion?
What is the primary factor in the Peripheral Route of persuasion?
'Helping with no discernible reward' best describes which concept mentioned in the text?
'Helping with no discernible reward' best describes which concept mentioned in the text?
What phenomenon led to research on the Bystander Effect?
What phenomenon led to research on the Bystander Effect?
What does Social Loafing refer to?
What does Social Loafing refer to?
What did Milgram's obedience studies primarily involve?
What did Milgram's obedience studies primarily involve?
What are Foot-in-the-door and Door-in-the-face techniques primarily used for?
What are Foot-in-the-door and Door-in-the-face techniques primarily used for?
What did Milgram's experiments reveal about people's obedience to authority figures?
What did Milgram's experiments reveal about people's obedience to authority figures?
'Reinforcing shared beliefs and exaggerating attitudes and behaviors' best describes which concept mentioned in the text?
'Reinforcing shared beliefs and exaggerating attitudes and behaviors' best describes which concept mentioned in the text?
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Study Notes
- Carl Hovland's theory of persuasion: Integrity, Credibility, Trustworthiness are essential.
- Medium of communication is important.
- Openness to attitude change depends on age, education, and relationship with persuader.
- Central Route of persuasion: logical, convincing messages result in attitude change.
- Peripheral Route of persuasion: unconvincing messages delivered by attractive or expert sources result in attitude change.
- Prosocial Behaviour: helping, sharing, cooperating, and volunteering for others or society.
- Batson's forces for prosocial behavior: Altruism, Egoism, Collectivism, and Principle.
- Altruism: helping with no discernible reward, evolutionary perspective links it to self-interest.
- Bystander Effect: 38 witnesses to Kitty Genovese's murder did not call police, leading to research on the phenomenon.
- Social facilitation: presence of others can improve or inhibit performance.
- Social Loafing: group work decreases individual effort.
- Group Decision Making: Groupthink, conformity, and compliance techniques.
- Groupthink: group members reinforce shared beliefs and exaggerate attitudes and behaviors.
- Obedience to Authority: Milgram's experiments showed that people can be highly obedient to authority figures.
- Social influence: reasons for obedience include volunteers, cultural background, and age.
- Foot-in-the-door and door-in-the-face techniques: manipulation tactics for compliance.
- Milgram's obedience studies: participants administered electric shocks to a confederate based on authority instructions.
- Ethical implications: debriefing participants about the studies' true nature.
- No long-term negative effects reported from participation.
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