Unit 4: Social Psychology

Fundamental Attribution Error

Self-serving Bias

Just-world Phenomenon

Prejudice

Ethnocentrism

Stereotype

Implicit

Explicit

Ingroup Bias

Outgroup Homogeneity

Scapegoat

Discrimination

Aggression

Frustration-Aggression Principle

Social Script

Social Learning Theory

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

Ethics in Research

Milgram Shock Experiment

He deceived participants into thinking they were actually giving electrical shock to other volunteer participants

Stanford Prison Experiment

Social Psychology

Obedience

Tendency to comply with orders, implied or real, from someone perceived as authority.

Roles

Social Norms

Deindividuation

Temporary loss of self-awareness or self restraint when they are anonymous (Often part of group setting.)

Cognitive Dissonance

To relieve discomfort, we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent, we bring attitudes into line with our actions.

Group Think

Conformity

Adjusting one’s opinions, judgement, or actions so that they are more consistent with others’ OR the norms of a situation.

Normative Social Influence

Conform to what others are doing to fit in because they might have higher status in a situation.

Informational Social Influence

Conforming to what others are doing because they might have better information.

Soloman Asch

4 confederates and a participant sat around a table and gave responses about matching lengths of lines. When the confederate all gave the same incorrect answer, the participants would often go along with them even though he knew the answer was wrong. 

Attribution Dispositional

Attribution Situational

Diffusion Of Responsibility

A broad concept that occurs when people feel less of a responsibility to take the right action when others are present.