Social Psychology Flashcards
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The 'self-serving bias' is the tendency to:
Answer: Attribute successes to internal factors and failures to external factors
The self-serving bias leads people to take personal credit for successes (internal attribution) while blaming circumstances or others for failures (external attribution).
What is 'in-group favoritism' in social identity theory?
Answer: Bias toward one's own group and its members over out-groups
In-group favoritism is the tendency to give preferential treatment and more positive evaluations to members of one's own social group compared to out-group members.
Which concept describes the spread of emotional states from one person to others in a social setting?
Answer: Emotional contagion
Emotional contagion is the automatic mimicry and synchronization of facial expressions, vocalizations, postures, and movements that leads to convergent emotional states.
The Stanford Prison Experiment conducted by Zimbardo was halted early primarily because:
Answer: Guards exhibited extreme abusive behavior toward prisoners
The Stanford Prison Experiment was stopped after 6 days (of the planned 14) because guards had become increasingly abusive and prisoners showed signs of severe psychological distress.
Which concept from Bem's self-perception theory suggests people infer their own attitudes by observing their behavior?
Answer: Self-attribution
Bem's self-perception theory holds that people, especially when internal cues are weak, infer their attitudes and emotions by observing and attributing meaning to their own behavior.
What is the 'contact hypothesis' as proposed by Gordon Allport?
Answer: Under certain conditions, contact between groups reduces prejudice and intergroup conflict
Allport's contact hypothesis proposes that prejudice can be reduced through intergroup contact, provided conditions of equal status, common goals, institutional support, and cooperation are met.