social_psych

What is social psychology?

The scientific field that seeks to understand how and why individuals behave, think, and feel in social situations.

What does social cognition involve?

Analyzing others’ behaviors, motives, and responses to understand the social world.

What is the self-reference effect?

Information processed in relationship to the self is particularly well remembered.

What are Hofstede's four cross-cultural value dimensions?

1. Individualism vs collectivism 2. Power distance 3. Uncertainty avoidance 4. Masculinity vs femininity.

What are implicit attitudes?

Unconscious associations between objects and evaluative responses.

What is cognitive dissonance?

An internal state resulting from awareness of inconsistency between beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

What is the fundamental attribution error?

The tendency to overestimate the role of personal factors and underestimate the impact of the situation in explaining others' behavior.

What is the difference between upward and downward social comparison?

Upward social comparison involves comparing oneself to those who are better off, while downward social comparison involves comparing oneself to those who are worse off.

What does the term implicit association task (IAT) refer to?

A measure used to assess implicit attitudes by examining automatic associations between various attitude objects and evaluative attributes.

What is the ABC of attitudes?

Affect (emotional response), Behavior (actions related to the attitude), and Cognition (beliefs about the attitude object).