Social Psychology
"The Study of how we think about, influence and relate to one another."
*Social Thinking*
(How do we think about one another?)
*Attribution Theory*
- The idea that we give a casual explanation for someone's behavior.
- We credit that behavior either to the situation or...
- To the person's disposition
*Fundamental Attribution Error*
- The tendency to underestimate the impact of a situation and overestimate the impact of person disposition.
-ex:How do you view your teacher behavior?You probably attribute it to their personality rather than their profession.
*Attitudes
- A belief feeling that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to something.
- Does your attitudes guide our action?Only if...
-External pressure is minimal
-We're aware of our attitudes
The attitude is relevant to the behavior
*Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
- The tendency for people who have first agreed t a small request to comply later with a larger request.
*Door-in-face phenomenon
- The tendency for people who say not to a huge request, to comply with a smaller one.
*Zimbardo Prison Study
- Role playing affects attitudes. What do you think happened when college students were made to take roles of prison guards and inmates.
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