Person Perception & Social Psychology PDF
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This document explores topics in social psychology, including person perception, attribution theory, persuasion, prejudice, and discrimination. It delves into social influence processes like conformity and obedience. The document also discusses group dynamics, social traps, and conflict.
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personperception now we percieveothers and formideasaboutthem attributiontheory now weexplainwhatpeopledowhattheydo dispositionalattribution explainingsomeonesbehaviorbasedon whothey are personalitychoices etc situationalattributionexplainingsomeonesbehaviorbasedon thesituationtheyreincircumsta...
personperception now we percieveothers and formideasaboutthem attributiontheory now weexplainwhatpeopledowhattheydo dispositionalattribution explainingsomeonesbehaviorbasedon whothey are personalitychoices etc situationalattributionexplainingsomeonesbehaviorbasedon thesituationtheyreincircumstances environment actor observerbias whenweexplainour ownactions weblamethesituationexternals butwhen weexplainothers actionsweblametheirpersonality internal leadsto fundamentalattributionerror fundamentalattributionerror whenweexplainsomeonesbehavior we tend toblame their dispositionandnot situa mereexposureeffect themore we seesomethingthe more we tendtolike it proximity attraction similarityinfluence ususingoneanother attitude feelingsinfluencedby ourbeliefs tomake usrespondacertainway to certainthings foot in the doorphenomenon whensomeoneagreesto a smaller request theyremorelikelytoagree with abigge request role a set ofnorms about a societalposition cognitivedissonancetheory feelingdiscomfortwhen yourthoughtsand actionsdontmatch and tofix it you anan yourthoughtscex youthink lying isbad butthenlietoyourmom toreduceai.com you say it was for agood reason hypocrite persuasion changingpeoplesattitudes peripheralroutepersuasionwhenpeopleare influencedbysurface level stuff beauty centralroute persuasion whenpeople areinfluencedbyevidence andlogic prejudiceunjustifiableandnegativeattitudetoward agroup formsfromnegativeemotions and acts stereotypes explicitprejudice clear andintentional peopleare aware of theirbiasedthoughts implicitprejudiceunintentional peopleareunaware oftheirbiases stereotype generalizedbeliefabout agroup discrimination unjustifiable negativebehaviortoward agroup just worldphenomenon belief that theworldis fair andpeopleget whattheydeserve goodpeoplegetgoodthings e thisblamesthevictim socialidentity now wedefineourselvesbasedon thegroupswebelongto cracereligion etc ingroup peoplewhowe share acommonidentitywith ingroupbias tendencytosavor ourowngroup outgrouppeoplewhowe percieveasdifferent not part of ingroup vividcase anexamplethatinfluencesnow youthink call makes youthink allmuslimsareterrorists scapegoattheory peopleblamesomeoneelse for theirproblemseven if it isnt their fault other race effect thetendencytorecognizefacesof yourownrace moreeasilythanfaces ofotherraces conformityadjustingour behavior orthinkingto fit in societalnorms normativesocialinfluence conformity inorderto be likea informationalsocialinfluence conformitybecause webelieveothershave moreknowledge socialcontagion mimickingbehaviorsaround us obedience complying with anorder socialfacilitation in thepresenceofothersimprovedperformanceonsimpletasksandworse ondifficulttasks socialloafing thetendencyforpeopleto put in less effort whenworking in agroup aeindividuation lossof self awarenessingroupsettingsleadingtoimpulsivebehavior riots grouppolarization thetendencyfor agroupto makemoreextremedecisionsafterdiscussionbecausetheyreinforce groupthink asituationwherethe groupwants tomaintainconsensusand avoid disagreement sotheysupressopin culture thebehaviors ideas traditions etc snared by a groupthroughgenerations tightculture aplace with definednorms saudiArabia looseculture a place with flexible norms cosa altruism selfless concernfor the well beingof others bystandereffect tendency for bystanders to notgivehelp if otherbystandersarepresent socialexchangetheory relationshipsare formed on a cost benefitanalysispeopleseektomaximizerewardscio andminimizecost effort time conflict reciprocitynorm expectation thatpeople willhelpthosewho have helpedthem social responsibilitynorm expectationthat people will help thoseneedingtheir help conflict incompatibilityofgoals social trap a situation wherepeopleact in their own selfinterest IÉTheneÉ teliossinis it leads to negativeconsequences mirror imageperceptions wheneach side seesthemselvesasgoodand the other evil eventhoughtheyresim self fulfillingprophecywhen a personsexpectationofsomeone leads tobehaviors that make that expectation come true c if youexpectto fail a testand dontstudyleadingyoutofailing superordinategoals sharedgoalsthat overridedifferencesbetweenpeopleandrequire their cooperation or it astrategydesigned todecreaseinternationaltensions frustration aggressionprinciple whensomeoneisblockedfromachievinggoal frustration leads toanger socialscript set of learnedbehaviors that we followin specificsituations LeonFestinger cognitivedissonanceandsocialcomparison solomanasan conformity StanleyMilgram obedience JohnDaney bystandereffect BibbLatane bystandereffect
