Psych Chpt 12

the study of how our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are inluenced by the real or implied presence of others

discovered by Tripleet in his bicycle riding study and later fishing reel study
-facilitate motor skills, things we are familiar with

discovered in study by Pessin (essay writing)
people are slower when others around, but still produce the same quality
-slower in presence of others on new/unfamiliar tasks

the altering of one's opinions or behaviors to match those of others or to match social norms
-yielding to real or imagined social pressure
-ex: Asch's line length study

we want to be liked, will do what it takes to get along with others
-ex: Asch's line study

if an ambiguous situation, we look to thers
-we want to be right
-ex: Sherif's autokinetic (stationary light appears to move) study

liking for a group increases conformity-normative

studied the power of social situations with his Yale "teacher/learner" studies

did a study on social situations
-called nurses as a doctor and told them to administer double the dose of a drug
21 of 22 did it

how we think about the world

the evaluation of objects, events or ideas

how we explain the behavior of others

how self-knowledge and esteem influenced by the social world?

how we behave in the social world

cognitive schemas that allow for easy, fast processing of information about people based on their membership in certain groups
-mental shortcuts-->allow for faster processing of events
-generally occur automatically, outside of awareness

streamline impression formation and frees up metnal processes
-categorize people into groups which wehave knowledge of in long-term memory

special categroy for those who do not fit stereotype
-instead of altering the stereotype

the ususally negative affective or attitudinal responses associated with stereotypes

the inappropriate and unjustified treatment of people based solely on their group membership

tendency for people to evaluate favorably and privelege members of the in group more than members of the out group

whent there is a shared resource that must be used responsibly by many people--> it could run out (air, water, fish in sea, etc)

when in order for a public good to be created or maintained, a certain number of people must contribute (ex: blood bank)

compete, not contributing, but still using

cooperate, contributing

the facial expressions, gestures, mannerisms and movements by which one communicates with others
-also known as body language

the idea that when something bad happens we justify with idea's like "she deserved it" "he provoked it"
-attribution for events in world

explanations that refer to internal characteristics such as abilities, traits, moods, and effort
-internal, dispositional

explanations that refer to external events such as the weather, luck, accidents or actions of other people
-external

the tendency to overemphasize personal factors and underestimate situational factors in explaining beahvior

people expect others behavior to correspond with their own beliefs and personalities

atttractive people are more: happy, intelligent, sociable, successful, less socially deviant

a state of intense longing and sexual desire
associated with dopamine, reward systems- like a drug addiction

a strong commitment to care for and support a partner that develops slowly over time
-based on friendship, trust, intimacy

4 interpersonal styles that lead couples to discord
1) being overly critical
2) holding the partner in comtempt
3) being defensive
4) mentally withdrawing from the relationship

how one partner explains the other's behavior

when partners overlook bad behvior or respond constructively

partners disagree but each partner considers the other partner's emotions and opinion valid