Flashcards: Understanding Social Psychology Biases and Influence — 24 cards

Attribution — definition?

Explaining causes of behavior.

Fundamental Attribution Error — role?

Overemphasizes personality, underestimates situation.

Self-Serving Bias — function?

Protects self-esteem by attributing successes internally.

Bystander Effect — phenomenon?

Less helping as witnesses increase.

Diffusion of Responsibility — mechanism?

Responsibility shared reduces individual obligation.

Altruism — definition?

Selfless helping without expectation of reward.

Prejudice — type?

Negative attitude or belief toward a group.

In-Group Bias — effect?

Favoring one's own group over others.

Out-Group Homogeneity — perception?

Viewing out-group members as similar.

Just-World Hypothesis — belief?

People get what they deserve.

Implicit Bias — nature?

Unconscious attitudes influencing behavior.

Persuasion Techniques — examples?

Foot-in-the-door, door-in-the-face, scarcity.

Self-Perception — theory?

Inferring attitudes from one's own behavior.

Barnum Effect — explanation?

Vague descriptions seem personally accurate.

Attribution — process?

Assigning causes to observed behavior.

Fundamental Attribution Error — researcher?

Ross (1977).

Self-Serving Bias — researcher?

Miller & Ross (1975).

Bystander Effect — experimenters?

Darley & Latané (1968).

Diffusion of Responsibility — effect?

Less help as group size increases.

Altruism — evolutionary basis?

Kin selection and reciprocal altruism.

Prejudice — components?

Attitudes and stereotypes.

In-Group Bias — theory?

Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner).

Out-Group Homogeneity — effect?

Stereotyping out-group members as similar.

Just-World Hypothesis — consequence?

Victim-blaming attitudes.