Experiments
What was Zimbardo's experiment and what did it prove?
Zimbardo's experiment was when he had college kids play as guards and prisoners and they had to fit the roles they were given. It proved how social roles influence your behavior.
For something to technically be aggressive what does it need to have?
Intent to hurt or destroy.
Define Prejudice.
A prejudice is an unjustifiable attitude towards a group and its members.
Define social psychology
social psychology scientifically studies how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
Name 3 reasons of attraction
1. Proximity 2. Physical attraction 3. Similarites
Describe Milgrim's study
The subjects were with a partner who knew what was going on, the actor was hooked up to a "shock machine", if the actor got something wrong they had to get "shocked" and it would get worse each time and then they were told to keep going by the other person.
How is aggression linked to biology?
Gender influence, Nural influences, Biochemical Influences.
Whats the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
Discrimination is when one acts on their prejudice while prejudice is an unjustifiable attitude towards a group and its members.
Who came up with the attribution theory?
Fritz Heider in 1958. suggests we have a tendency to give casual explanations for someone's behavior. Often by crediting the situation or the person's disposition.
True or False: Is peacemaking related to attractiveness?
False.
Explain the Political support flag experiment (foot in the door phenomenon)
People were asked to put small Obama support flags in their yards and after a while, they were replaced with very big and bold flags. And the people who had the smaller flags first were more likely to keep the big ones.
How does your environment affect aggression?
Models of aggression (Observing aggressive behavior could cause you to do the same) as well as things like temperature.
How is discimination related to ethocentrism?
Because ethocentrism is an unjustifiable attitude towards another culture.
Define fundamental attribution error
What comes first, proximity or physical attractiveness?
Proximity
Festinger & Carlsmith (Cognitive dissonance experiment)
Subjects were given a boring task and then were asked to tell the next group that it was really fun. Half was paid $20 and the other was paid $1. The people who were paid more were way more convincing when they were saying it was fun and actually believed it.
What is the frusteration aggression principle?
A principle in which frusteration creates anger that can lead to aggression.
Why does prejudice arise? (Give reasons)
1. Social inequalities 2. social division 3. emotional skapegoating
Define the cameleon effect
Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coinside a group's standard
Define what Altrusim is and then give an example
An unselfish regard for the welfare of others'.
What did conformity have to do with Asch's experiment?
The subject was pressured to conform with the other actors to get the question wrong to test normative social influence
What is the difference between conflict and a social trap?
Conflict is precieved as an incompatibility of actions while a social trap is a situation where conflicting parties becomecaught in destructive behavior by persuing their self interests.
What leads to prejudice?
Our brain categorizes everything to make our lives easier and our brain can put people in into categories which leads to stereotyping
What causes mob behavior?
Deindividuation
What is the difference between passionate love and companionate love?
Passionate love is an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship. Companionate love is a deep, affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined.