SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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What is 'Conformity'?
Change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result in pressure from a person or a group of people.
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What is 'Informational Influence'?
Influence based on accepting information from others as reflecting reality.
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What is 'Normative Influence'?
Influence due to people wanting to meet positive expectations of others.
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What is 'Social Norms'?
Rules on how to behave.
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What are 'Descriptive Norms'?
How the majority of other people act.
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What are 'Injunctive Norms'?
How others expect you to act.
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What is 'Minority Influence'?
Suffragettes.
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How is a group formed?
When two or more people define themselves as members of the group.
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What is 'Ingroup Bias'?
Favour own group.
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What is 'Social Facilitation'?
Performance improves in the presence of others.
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What is 'Social Loafing'?
Performance declines in presence of a group.
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Describe the 'Realistic Conflict Theory'?
Two or more groups competing for a scarce resource i.e Money. Harmony can be achieved by working on superordinate goal.
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What is the 'Bystander Effect'?
People are less likely to help when they are with others than when they are alone.
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What is 'Pluralistic Ignorance'?
Not realising it is an emergency.
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What is 'Audience Inhibition'?
Not wanting to look foolish in front of others. FEEL LIKE THEY: Don't have ability to help.
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What is 'Diffusion of Responsibility'?
Share responsibility for helping with others.
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What is 'Prosocial Behaviour'?
Behaviour benefits others so it can be SELFISH OR SELFLESS and its not driven by personal obligations.
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What is 'Altruism'?
(ALTRUISTIC) Act motivated by the desire to help, selflessly.
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Describe the 'Negative State-Relief model'?
(EGOISTIC) Seeing others in need causes distress - Helps in order to remove distress - SELFISH.
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What is 'Rational Aggression'?
Damage of social relationships.
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What is 'Instrumental Aggression'?
Aim of achieving a goal.
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What is 'Hostile Aggression'?
Desire to express aggression.
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What are the Biological Explanations for aggression?
Steam Boiler Model, Genetics (individual differences), Hormones.
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Describe the 'Steam Boiler Model'?
Constant produce of aggressive energy. Can only reduce this by using Catharsis.
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What are the Psychological Explanation for aggression?
1. Frustration Aggression Hypothesis = Blocking a goal leads to frustration. 2. Social Learning Theory = Observational learning - learn by imitating.
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What are the factors that can increase aggression?
Alcohol, Temperature, Media Violence.
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What is attractiveness predicted by?
Facial and body symmetry. (WOMEN) = Hourglass figure + High cheek bones. (MEN) = Inverted triangle + large jaw.
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What are the 'Psychological Factors' that predict attractiveness?
Proximity, Familiarity, Similarity.
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