Vocabulary
Define: Attitude
A favorable or unfavorable reaction toward something or someone.
What is an example of priming?
Watching a scary movie alone. (Ex: Makes us hear things)
When do our attitudes predict our behavior?
Our attitudes predict our behavior when we are mad because when you are angry you might hit someone or do something you don't mean.
If you are happy you are more calm or do something "good".
What is brain washing?
When you trick somebody into thinking something happened to them/ they did something they didn't.
How are males and females alike and different?
Alike: Same emotions, similar brains, taught the same way (Ex: walking,reading,eating)
Differences: weight, height, girls are more sensitive, boys take longer to mature.
Define: Foot-in-the-door-phenomenon
The tendency for people who have agreed to a small request to comply later with a large request.
How does our attitudes effect our memories?
If you have a bad attitude you will remember it as a bad thing/event and not want to do it again.
If you have a good attitude you will want to do the thing/event more often.
What is the difference between implicit and explicit attitudes?
Explicit- conscious attitudes
implicit- unconscious attitudes
What is false uniqueness effect?
The tendency to underestimate the commonality of ones abilities and ones desirable or successful behaviors.
What is evolutionary perspective and cultural perspective?
Evolutionary: viewing things based on evolution.
Cultural: viewing things based on culture.
Define: Misinformation Effect
Putting misinformation into ones memory of an event.
Ex; you were bit by a dog when you were younger, therefore you are scared of dogs now.
How do our beliefs, attitudes, and values effect our social world?
We could end up seeing people in the wrong way based on what our beliefs, values and our attitudes are like.
What makes self-aware phenomenon?
When you are aware of what you are doing and if it "good" or "bad".
How do our individual personalities interact with our situations?
We create situations based on our personalities because if you are a "happy" person then more people are likely to like you.
What is an example of natural selection?
Certain organisms that have more traits likely to survive will reproduce.
Define: Spontaneous trait inference
Effortless, automatic inference of a trait after someones behavior is exposed.
Give an example of availability heuristic?
The more easy we recall something the more likely it seems.
How can you avoid falling for the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
If you say no the first time or don't give in as easily you are more likely to be able to say no again or you will not be asked again.
What is the positive/negative phenomenon?
They attribute the success to their ability and effort, but they attribute failure to external factors such as bad luck.
In what ways can our cultures be similar?
1. jobs
2. social media/trends
3. fashion
Define: Fundamental attribution error
The tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences.
How do we use behavioral confirmation in everyday life?
People behave in ways that cause others to confirm their expectation.
How does evil acts affect attitudes?
If somebody is more "evil" they tend to keep to them selves or act more cautious because they are up to something.
How do social situations and individuals interact?
Individuals cause social situations depending on what the situation is or based around.
How do gender,culture and genes effect the world today different from back then.
culture/beliefs more "strong" back then
we still bread dogs but not much for hunting