1. social psychology the study of how people think, feel, & behave in social situations

2. social categorization categorizing people into stereotyped groups based upon their shared characteristics (is done using Implicit Personality Theory)

3. Implicit personality theory assumptions that you have about types of people, traits, & behavior

4. attribution when you try to explain someone’s behavior dispositional cause (internal/personal) situational cause (external)

5. fundamental attribution error overestimating role of internal factors & underestimating external factors E.g. car swerving across lanes hyper person at party (about other people)

6. actor-observer discrepancy you as observer = commit FAE E.g. you as actor = blame external factors (for bad outcomes) arriving late to class

7. self-serving bias you attribute your successes to internal factors but your failures to external factors E.g. skill at snowboarding cooking skill

8. Let’s return to the fundamental attribution error…

9. blaming the victim s/he must have caused it or didn’t take steps to prevent it E.g. - loved one is mistreated at work

10. just world hypothesis (Why do people believe it?) people get what they deserve

11. cognitive dissonance you feel tension when you have two conflicting attitudes E.g. procrastination of studying increased when behavior contradicts your attitude

12. cognitive dissonance How is tension reduced? 1) rationalize behavior 2) If cannot be rationalized, change attitude

13. in-group group to which you belong out-group group to which you DO NOT belong (out-group homogeneity effect=tendency to see out-group members all the same) (in-group bias = tendency to judge in-group favorably & out-group unfavorably)

14. stereotype

15. ethnocentrism Belief that one’s culture or ethnic group is superior to all others

16. conformity when you change in order to fit-in Have you ever done something you didn’t want to do, just because of pressure from others? discussion

17. Asch conformity experiment Would people still conform even if the group opinion was CLEARLY wrong?

18. Asch conformity experiment 123stimulus line

19. obedience to obey an authority

20. Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment Could a person be pressured by others into committing an immoral act?

21. Stanley Milgram’s Obedience First, survey results: Most would REFUSE TO OBEY at 150 volts None would reach 450 volts

22. results survey expectations 35% stopped here 65% all the way actual results

23. altruism helping someone (without expecting a reward)

24. bystander effect a person is LESS likely to help when others are also present Story of Kitty Genovese

25. social loafing working less when working in a group Examples?