Attitudes
What is the name of the model of attitudes?
Tri-component model of attitudes
OR
A B C Model of attitudes
All Asians are smart and study hard
Stereotype
an evaluation made about the cause of behaviour and the process of making this evaluation
Attribution
What was Asch's famous study investigating, and what task was used?
Conformity - matching line lengths
True or False? Media has only negative effects on group behaviour
False
What is 'A' in the ABC model of attitudes? Give an example.
Affective. Feelings - example?
Racism, sexism and homophobia are example of ...
Prejudice
Behaviour caused by personal factors such as age, intellect or gender is _________, whereas behaviour caused by the environment or situational factors is ____________.
Internal attribution, external attribution
What was Milgram's famous study investigating, and how did it do this?
Obedience - subject thought they were shocking another participant on the orders of the experimenter.
What is the neurotransmitter involved in addictive behaviours?
Dopamine
Define what is 'C' in the ABC model of attitudes, and give another term it is associated with.
Cognitive component - thoughts/beliefs/stereotypes
Match Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination to the tri-component (ABC) model of attitudes
Stereotypes - Cognitive, Prejudice - Affective, Discrimination - Behaviour
The tendency to explain other people's behaviour in terms of internal factors, while ignoring possible external factors
Fundamental attribution error
Explain who the authority figure, confederate and subject were in Milgram's experiment
Authority figure - "scientist" in the lab coat
Confederate - "learner" (person supposedly being shocked)
Subject - "teacher" (person administering the supposed shock)
How does media have a positive influence on social connections?
Stay connected to friends/family overseas
The term for the psychological stress experienced when thoughts/feelings and/or behaviour don't align with our attitude
Cognitive dissonance
Define self-stigma
The feeling of shame or disgrace experienced by an individual for a characteristic that differentiates them from others
Self-serving bias is when positive behaviour is attributed to (internal/external) factors and negative behaviour is attributed to (internal/external) factors.
internal, external
What was an ethical guideline not followed in either Milgram or Asch's experiments?
Withdrawal rights, no harm, debriefing (Milgram)
Deception (both)
Identify a positive and negative influence of INFORMATION ACCESS
Positive - research topics of interest
Negative - misinformation
Define confirmation bias
Confirmation bias - accept information that aligns with our beliefs
Name the two types of discrimination and give an example of each. Hint: one affects the individual and the other disadvantages a group
Direct discrimination - e.g. not hiring someone because of their race or age
Indirect discrimination - having only stair access to school classrooms disadvantages people in a wheelchair
Tendency to attribute our own actions to external factors and situational causes while attributing other people's behaviour to internal factors
Actor-observer bias
What is the difference between obedience and conformity?
Obedience is conforming to a request from an authority figure.
Name the four areas of media influence on behaviours
social connections
social comparison
addictive behaviours
information access