Social Psychology
Our explanations for our own behavior and the behavior of others
What are attributions?
Branch of psychology concerned with the study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another
What is Social Psychology?
The discomfort we feel when our thoughts and behaviors do not align with our beliefs
What is cognitive dissonance?
Clusters of behavior tendencies that occur together
What are personality factors?
Genetic vulnerabilities combine with environmental stressors to influence the onset of a psychological disorder
What is vulnerability-stress model?
The tendency to underestimate the impact of situational factors and to overestimate the impact of personal traits in explaining the behavior of others
What is the fundamental attribution error?
Gender twice as likely to experience depression?
What is women?
What are hallucinations and delusions?
Theories of personality focused on our inner capacities for growth and self-fulfillment
What are humanistic theories?
The main purpose of the DSM-5
Route of persuasion that appeals to logical arguments
What is central route persuasion?
Unfair and usually negative attitudes toward a group and its members
What is prejudice?
The tendency to exert less effort when they are working with others toward a common goal
What is social loafing?
Theory of personality proposed that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations influence personality
What is psychodynamic?
Disorder associated with recurring vivid, distressing memories of a traumatic event, social withdrawal, nightmares, jumpy anxiety, and trouble sleeping
What is PTSD?
When a task is relatively simple or well-rehearsed, the presence of other people tends to enhance individual performance
What is social facilitation?
It is untestible and fails to predict behavior.
During a protest, a large sporting event, or an anonymous social media group, people may lose self-awareness and self-restraint
What is deindividuation?
Theories of personality explore the interaction between people's traits and their social context
What are social-cognitive theories?
Disorder characterized by unwanted, intrusive, and persistent thoughts and rituals to reduce anxiety
What is OCD?
Explain Milgram's obedience study. What were the conclusions?
People will commit heinous acts, even if they do not want to, when they are ordered to by authority figures.
Culture where the desire to differentiate yourself from others by emphasizing your unique values and traits is most common
What are individualist cultures?
People are less likely to give aid if an emergency occurs in the presence of many observers
What is bystander effect?
According to Albert Bandura, the interacting influences of behavior, internal personal factors, and environment illustrate
What is reciprocal determinism?
Disorder associated with two or more distinct identities
What is dissociative identity disorder?