Social Psychology 2e Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover key concepts from the Social Psychology lecture, providing a useful tool for exam preparation.

Social Psychology deals with interactions between people, spanning a wide range of how we connect: from moments of __________ to moments of working together and helping others.

confrontation

The view that our behavior and actions are determined by our immediate __________ and surroundings is called situationism.

environment

The __________ Error is the tendency to overemphasize internal factors and underestimate situational factors in explaining other people's behavior.

Fundamental Attribution

Actor-Observer __________ is when people explain others' behaviors as internal but their own as due to situational forces.

Bias

Self-Serving Bias is the tendency of an individual to take credit for positive outcomes while blaming __________ outcomes on external factors.

negative

Attribution includes three dimensions: locus of control, __________, and controllability.

stability

The __________ Hypothesis is the belief that people get the outcomes they deserve based on their actions.

Just-World

A __________ is a pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group.

Social Role

The __________ Effect is when a person performs better in front of an audience compared to when they perform alone.

Social Facilitation

Social __________ is the exertion of less effort by a person working together with a group.

Loafing

Prejudice is a negative attitude toward an individual based solely on their __________ in a particular social group.

membership

The phenomenon in which a witness does not volunteer to help is known as the __________ Effect.

Bystander

Empathy is the capacity to understand another person’s __________, to feel what he/she feels.

perspective

Sternberg's __________ Theory of Love includes intimacy, passion, and commitment as key components.

Triangular

Social Exchange Theory posits that people keep track of the costs and __________ of forming and maintaining a relationship.

benefits

The __________ Technique involves getting a person to agree to a small favor before requesting a larger favor.

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