Exploring Psychology I

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What is Social Psychology?
The scientific study of how people think, about, influence and relate to one another
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What is the focus of social psychology?
The indiviual within their social environments
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What is social facilitation?
The presence of others enhances our performance
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What did Norman Triplett (1898) observe?
That Cyclists pedalled faster when riding in groups than when alone
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What is social loafing?
The presence of others hurts our performance- tendency of people to not work as hard in a group
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What did Ringelmann, 1880s find?
When the group size increased, individuals effort decreased
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What are attributions?
Explanations for why events or actions happen, including other people's behaviours
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Fundamental attribution error?
Tendency to overemphasise personality factors and underestimate situational factors; when explaining other people's behaviour
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Actor/Observer bias?
Tendency to focus on situational factors (rather than personality traits) when interpreting our own behaviour
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