You must obey
Following a direct command.
What is Obedience?
The process by which people think about, appraise and evaluate other people.
What is Person Perception?
The action of being prejudiced or treating others in an unfair manner based on an attitude you may have about that person or the group to which they belong.
What is discrimination?
Learned ideas we have about ourselves, others, objects and experiences.
What is an attitude?
Power based on the ability to punish a person for failure to comply.
What is coercive power?
When a person with authority gives a direct command, it is more likely to be followed.
What is legitimacy of authority?
Physical appearance, facial expressions and overall manner serve as signals that allow us to draw conclusions about a person.
What are physical cues?
Intergroup contact that reduces prejudice should occur over a prolonged period of time.
What is sustained contact?
I think that everyone should ride their bikes to school to help save the environment. *ABC's
What is the cognitive component?
This power is based on the ability to reward a person who complies with the desired behaviour.
What is reward power?
When a person gives a direct command, it is more likely to be followed if they are located close to the person receiving the command.
What is social proximity?
Refers to the tendency to notice physical features that are unique, novel or stand out from the norm when evaluating others.
What is saliency detection?
Members of a group are reliant on each other to achieve their own goals.
What is mutual interdependence?
I ride my bike to school each day and made a petition to the principal to have more secure bike storage on campus. *ABC's
What is the behavioural component?
The power someone holds that make people want to comply to be like them.
What is referent power?
A person's capacity to exert influence over others.
What is (social) power?
The process by which we group individuals based upon their perceived social category. Example: age, gender, race.
What is social categorisation?
Members of opposing groups must work together to achieve a shared goal which cannot be achieved without group effort.
What are superordinate goals?
Riding my bike makes me feel happy and energised. I am proud that I am making a positive difference to the environment. *ABC's
What is the affective component?
A librarian holds this type of power as they have knowledge about a specific field.
What is expert power?
Refers to a persons standing in the community or group.
What is status?
saliency detection, physical cues, social categorisation.
What are the components of person perception?
Members of the opposing groups must work together and interact with each other without one group having more power over the other.
What is equality of status?
When a person acts in ways that are inconsistent with their attitudes, which can lead to feeling uncomfortable.
What is cognitive dissonance?
The power is based on acceptance that this person is part of an established social order. Eg. Prime Minister of Australia.
What is legitimate power?