Love and Relationships
What is attraction?
positive feelings toward another person
Who created the 8 stages of Psychosocial Development?
Erik Erikson
What is self-serving bias?
Bias to assume positive things attest to our character and negative things are the fault of someone else.
How do we convince others to take a stance?
central and peripheral route
What is social inhibition?
bad/unskilled/unpracticed gets worse in front of an audience
Do opposites attract?
Typically no!
What is the age does the conflict autonomy vs shame and doubt occur?
Early Childhood 1.5 years - 3 years
What is in-group bias?
the tendency to favor one's own group over other groups
What is the central route in persuasion?
the focus on logic, factual information, and a thoughtful analysis of pertinent details
What is social facilitation?
good/practiced/talent gets better in front of an audience
What are the three major factors of attraction?
physical attraction, proximity and similarity
What age group does the concept of identity get brought up?
Adolesence
What is the bias in this situation?
"Anna is unreliable. She can't attend meeting on time"
Assuming that Anna is unreliable because she cannot attend a meeting on time when there could be extraneous circumstances.
What is peripheral route in persuasion?
Emotional appeals and incidental clues
Define groupthink.
When a group makes a decision because no one is allowed a viewpoint.
what are the two types of love needed for a successful relationship?
Companionate love and romantic love
What is the conflict during the Middle Ages (40-65 yr old)?
Generativity vs Stagnation
What is Fundamental Attribution Error?
We attribute behavior to a person’s character instead of considering what limitations or constraints may exist.
However, we expect others to accept excuses for the same behavior in ourselves.
Do you prefer things you are familar or unfamiliar with more?
familar
What is group polarization?
Group opinion becomes STRONGER after an issue is discussed.
What is the mere-exposure effect?
repeated exposure can make us like or dislike someone
What is the question asked during Old Age?
Did I live a meaningful life?
What is one difference between America and Japan due to cultural bias
America, the UK, and Canada all value personal responsibility and independence.
Cultures like Japan and China value interdependence and collective responsibility.
What is the foot-in-the-door phenomenon?
psychological compliance strategy that utilizes asking another person for small requests first, to make them comply with larger requests eventually.
Why is deindividuation bad?
If we feel anonymous, we are more likely to lose self-awareness and personal responsibility; meaning we might do something that we normally will not do (cyberbully etc)