Compliance, conformity and obedience
Identify two things that affect the level of conformity
Group size, if you identify with the group, culture, if it is unanimous
What is bias?
When you lean in favour of something
What is the scapegoat hypothesis
What are the four perspectives cognitive psychology
Perception, attention, language, memory, thinking
What is the door in the face technique
When you ask for something big knowing they will say no, so you ask for something smaller and they are more likely to say yes
Why do we stereotype and have biases?
It is a mental short cut
Describe the fundamental attribution error
When we overestimate internal and underestimate the external factors in a person's behaviour
What do we use to diagnose mental illnesses
DSM-V TR
Describe Zimbardo's prison experiment
People were split into guards and prisoners. They took the roles very seriously and the guards ended up causing significant physical and mental harm to the prisoners because they all conformed to the roles expected of them
Compare bias and stereotype
Bias is leaning towards something whereas stereotypes apply characteristics to a whole group of people. They can both be positive or negative
What are the three factors of Kelly's covariation model
Distinctiveness, consensus, consistency
Write out the process for classical conditioning
US + UCR --> NS --> NS + UCS + UCR --> CS = CR
Describe the Asch study
Participants were shown one line (line A) and then asked which of the three lines matched line A. Participants more likely to say the wrong one when others in the group have guessed wrong.
What is the ultimate attribution error
The mistake of attributing the negative behaviour of entire groups to their dispositions and any positive behaviour to luck.
Prejudice is an internal feeling or belief, discrimination is behaviour that targets individuals or groups.
What are the ethical considerations in psychology
Protect participants, confidentiality, withdrawal, consent, deception, deceit
Distinguish between conformity, compliance and obedience
Conformity = changing actions and beliefs to fit in, compliance is to follow a request, obedience is to follow orders from someone in authority
What happened in the Steele and Aronson study on stereotype threat
African American and Caucasian students given a test that was labelled either diagnostic or not. African American students underperformed on the test when it was labelled 'diagnostic' but performed equally as well as the Caucasian students when they were not told the test was diagnostic.
What is the actor-observer bias
Where you attribute your actions to external factors (I’m running late) and others’ actions to internal factors (they’re a jerk)
What are the 5 parts of a neuron
Dendrite, nucleus, axon, axon terminal, axon buttons