social psychology II

automatic mimicry

when our moods, behaviors, roles, etc. are mimicked unconsciously

placements

experimental figures who are instructed to do something in a social experiment

conformity

conscious drive to fit in society

normative social influence

those compelled to conform due to a desire to gain approval/avoid disapproval

informational social influence

the willingness to accept others’ reality

obedience

has a substantial influence on one’s behavior and likelihood of conforming

milgram obedience experimental

a person is far more likely to be obedient when instructed by authority figure

birkenhead shipwreck

when british soldiers obeyed authority with fear of being punished/judged

group polarization

the enhancement of a group’s prevailing inclinations through discussion within the group

group think

the mode of overthinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in the decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives

social facilitation

people tend to perform better in the presence of others

social loafing

the tendency to perform worse in groupsd

deindividuation

the loss of one’s self control in group settings

prisoner’s dilemma

a concept showing why 2 completely rational individuals might not cooperate even if they should

prejudice

an unjustifiable/negative attitude towards a group

ethnocentric view

a view that their race/ethnicity is superior

subtle racism

discomfort/slight prejudice towards other groups

ingroup

a group of similar people

outgroup

a group unlike people

other-race effect

the tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately

in-group bias

preferential views, favoritism, and treatment in our own group

just-world theory

the idea that the world is just, you get what you deserve

scapegoat theory

the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger

milgram experiement

shocking participants experiment

asch conformity experiement

the experiment in which 6 people were asked to see which lines match, and where often times one person \n chose a wrong answer if the other 5 do

three elements that can impact our behavior

affect (feelings), behavior (interactions), cognition (thought)