Untitled Flashcard Set

Sociology looked at groups and culture

Psychology looks at cognition, emotions, and behavior in relationships to others

Social psychology involves the scientific attempt to explain how the thought, feelings, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other people

Charlies cooley’s looking glass self suggest that a person’s self grows out of society’s interpersonal interactions, and perceptions of others

Social group is two or more people who share a sense of unity

Primary group is a small personal and endures over time. “who” they are

Secondary group is a goal oriented large and impersonal. “what”

Reference group sets the standard for guiding our behavior; a group to which an individual compares themselves

In-group is the group a person identifies

Out-groups represents a group a person does not identify with

Dyad consist of two people who interact; intense; least stable

Triad lower intensity; better stability

The bigger the group, the more stable

Groupthink the tendency group members to remain silent and, against their better judgement, go along with the group

Group polarization refers to the tendency for a group to make decisions that are extreme

Conformity Conformity is our willingness to go along

The Asch experiment showed how social pressure from the majority group could influence an individual to conform

Authority 

Stanley Milgram wanted to see how far people would go in obeying Authority that involved harming others 

The Milgram experiment showed the willingness of participants to obey an authority figure by constructing them to perform acts conflicting with their conscious involving harming others

65% of the participants pulled the lever all the way to 450 volts

The Zimbardo study showed influence of groups on behavior in a situation

Philip Zimbardo wanted to: Expand Milgram's research, show impact of situational variables on human behavior, and to understand how to participants would react when placed in a stimulated prison environment

Irving Janis showed how members of small groups accept a conclusion that represents a perceived group consensus

Janis’ research examined groupthink; showed why people with power make bad decisions in order to keep friendly relations to remain loyal to the group

Social facilitated shows how the positive influence of others increase the level of motivation; we try harder

Social loafing shows how we give less effort when others are working on the same task

first impression is the spontaneous process of forming an opinion about someone

Social categorization grouping people based on shared connections

Stereotypes are overgeneralized beliefs about members of a group

Prejudice is a preconceived opinions

Discrimination is unfair treatment against someone or a group

Altruism is helping someone with no expectations or fear for one's safety

Reasons to date: 1. Seeking long term relationships, 2. Fun, 3. Improved peer status, 4. Socialization, 5. Explore intimacy

Factors in mate selection: 1. Attractiveness, 2. Values, 3. Age, 4. Income, 5. Education, 6. Race, 7. Religion, 8. Family background, 9. Proximity

Triangle Theory of love: 1. Love, 2. Passion, 3. Commitment 

cohabitation - sleep in same residence at least four nights a week; in a sexual relationship

60% of couples live together before marriage

70% of couples that 5 years or more get married

50% of couples living together end within 2 years

80% of Americans marry at least once

Premarital classes: increase success rates by 33%

Average age of women that get married: 28

Average age of men that get married: 30

Child average cost: 233,000

Peer marriage regarded each other as full social and equal couples

25% of men and 15% of women have an affair

Reasons for divorce: 1. Individual: infidelity, money issues, 2. Sociocultural: values changing; increasing individualism.

Divorce rates: 50%

2nd marriage divorce rates: 75%

3rd marriage divorce rates: 85%

Married couples are happier than all others