Attribution + Person Perception
the theory that we explain someone’s behavior by crediting either the situation (a situational attribution) or the person’s stable, enduring traits (a dispositional attribution).
What is... attribution theory
“us”—people with whom we share a common identity.
What is... ingroup
What is... Jean-Luc Picat
adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.
What is... conformity
theories that view personality with a focus on the unconscious mind and the importance of childhood experiences.
What is... psychodynamic theory
the tendency for observers, when analyzing others’ behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition.
What is... fundamental attribution error
the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.
What is... scapegoat theory
Where was Ms. Jones born
What is... Providence, RI!!!!!
influence resulting from a person’s willingness to accept others’ opinions about reality.
What is... informational social influence
theories that view personality with a focus on the potential for healthy personal growth.
What is... humanistic theory
an unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and its members. Prejudice generally involves negative emotions, stereotyped beliefs, and a predisposition to discriminatory action.
What is... prejudice
the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request.
What is... foot-in-the-door phenomenon
Name three countries Ms. Jones has traveled to
What is... many
the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity.
What is... deindividuation
a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act in certain ways, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports.
What is... trait
the tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
What is... just world theory
the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent. For example, when we become aware that our attitudes and our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes.
What is... cognitive dissonance
What is Ms. Jones's favorite color
What is... green but also sometimes yellow and sometimes blue
the tendency for repeated exposure to novel stimuli to increase our liking of them.
What is... mere-exposure effect
a view of behavior as influenced by the interaction between people’s traits (including their thinking) and their social context.
What is... social-cognitive theory of personality
the tendency for those acting in a situation to attribute their behavior to external causes, but for observers to attribute others’ behavior to internal causes. This contributes to the fundamental attribution error (which focuses on our explanations for others’ behavior).
What is ... actor-observer bias
a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave.
What is... role
How many fingers does Ms. Jones have
What is... ten
the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.
What is... bystander effect
Freud’s theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; the techniques used in treating psychological disorders by seeking to expose and interpret unconscious tensions.
What is... psychoanalysis