social thinking

interpersonal attraction

people liking each other. influenced by including physical

characteristics, similarity, self-disclosure (sharing someones fears), reciprocity (i like you more if you like me), and proximity

Golden Ratio

good body proportions

cognitive neoassociation model

negative feelings make people more agressive

what is a secure attachment

upset at the departure of the caregiver and will be comforted by the

return of the caregiver. prefer caregiver over stranger

avoidant attachment

no preference between a stranger and the caregiver. no distress when the

caregiver leaves and little or no relief when the caregiver returns

Ambivalent attachment

very distressed on separation from the caregiver but has a mixed response when the

caregiver returns. caregiver sometimes attends

disorganized attachment

no clear pattern of behavior in response to the caregiver’s absence or presence, but instead can show a mix of different behaviors

what are the different types of social support?

emotional support, esteem support, material support, infomational support, network support

what part of the brain controls foreging or hunger drive

lateral hypothalamus

what part of the brain tells you when youre full

ventromedial hypothalamus

Mate choice, or intersexual selection

selection of a mate based on attraction

Mate bias

how choosy

direct benefits of choosing mate

material advantages, protection, or emotional support

indirect benefits of choosing mate

better survival in offspring

Phenotypic benefits

observable traits

Sensory bias

development of a trait to match a preexisting preference

Fisherian or runaway selection

particular trait that has no effect on survival becomes more and more

exaggerated over time

Indicator traits

signifies overall good health and well-being of an organism

Genetic compatibility

attraction to others who have starkly different genetic makeups

altruism

intent to benefit someone at a cost to themself

Empathy

experience the emotions of another

game theory

when the costs of winning and losing factor into someone’s decisions

cooperation

both the donor and recipient benefit

what is spite

neither the donor nor the recipient benefit

what is selfishness?

the donor benefits while the recipient does not

what is inclusive fitness?

an organisms success in a population

social perception and social cognition

judging others

what are the three components of social perception?

the perceiver, the target, and situation (social context)

primacy effect

first impressions are the most important

recency effect

most recent info about someone is the most important

what is it called when we judge someone from their traits and personal characteristics

reliance on central traits

implicit personality theory

how people’s traits, behavior, and types of people connect

halo effect

someone you like can do no wrong

just-world

hypothesis

good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people

Attribution theory

trying to figure our why people do some things

dispositional attrobutions

internal. his or her beliefs, attitudes, and personality characteristics as reasons for actions

Situational attributions

external reasons for actions

consistancy cues

consistant behavior relates to the motives of a person

consensus cues

how much behavior deviates from others

distinctivness cues

how behavior changes in different scenarios

correspondent inference theory

intentionallity of an action

fundamental attribution error

bias toward making dispositional attributions (internal)

Attribute substitution

substitute a simpler solution or apply a heuristic to solve a problem

what is the difference between stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination

Stereotypes are cognitive

Prejudices are affective

Discrimination is behavioral

stereotypes

attitudes and impressions are based on limited and superficial information

how are steriotypes classified?

warmth and competence

Stereotype threat

people being worried about proving a stereotype correct. Stress can cause worse preformance and lead to a self fuffilling prophecy

prejudice

irrational positive or negative attitude towards a group of people before an experience with them

Ethnocentrism

judging other cultures based off values and beleifs of your own culture

Cultural relativism

perceiving someone’s culture as different but not superior

Discrimination

usually a negative behavior