Psyc 1200 Revision Topics for Final Exam

Flashcards based on attribution theory, motivation, emotion, stress, and psychological disorders covered in Psyc 1200.

Attribution Theory

A framework for understanding how individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, distinguishing between internal and external attributions.

Correspondence Bias

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and underestimate situational factors when judging others' behavior.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The inclination to attribute others' actions to their character or personality while attributing one's own actions to situational factors.

Self-Serving Bias

The propensity to attribute positive outcomes to oneself and negative outcomes to external factors.

Group-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to the group one belongs to, while attributing negative outcomes to outside groups.

Just World Hypothesis

The belief that the world is fair and that individuals get what they deserve, influencing how we perceive victims of misfortune.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, often studied through Asch's line judgment experiments.

Obedience

Following orders from an authority figure, exemplified in Milgram's study of obedience to authority.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort when working in a group compared to working alone.

Bystander Apathy

The tendency for individuals to be less likely to help a victim when there are other people present.

Prejudice

A preconceived opinion or judgment about an individual or group that is not based on reason or actual experience.

Stanford Prison Study

An experiment that examined the psychological effects of perceived power, leading to unethical behaviors among participants.

Drive-Reduction Theory

A motivational theory suggesting that behaviors are motivated by the need to reduce drives, such as hunger or thirst.

James-Lange Theory

The theory that physiological arousal precedes the experience of emotion.

Schachter-Singer Theory

The theory proposing that emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive labeling of that arousal.

Stressors

Events or conditions that cause stress, categorized into microstressors, major life events, and catastrophic events.

Coping Strategies

Methods individuals use to manage stress, including meaning-focused, emotion-focused, problem-focused, and social coping.

Diathesis-Stress Model

A psychological theory that suggests a predisposition to a disorder can be triggered by stressful life events.

Cognitive Therapy

A form of therapy that focuses on changing unhelpful cognitive distortions and behaviors, including rational-emotive therapy.

Biomedical Therapy

Treatment of mental disorders through medical interventions, such as drug therapy or electroconvulsive therapy.