What |is |Social |Psychology? |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔The |scientific |study |of |how
|people's |thoughts, |feelings, |and |behaviors |are |influenced |by |the |actual, |imagined, |or |implied
|presence |of |others.
What |is |NOT |Social |Psychology? |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Social |psychology |is
|not |the |same |as |personality, |cognitive, |and |sociology/anthropology |psychology.
The |Power |of |the |Situation |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Kurt |Lewin |is |the |father |of
|social |psychology |and |believed |that |behavior |is |a |function |of |the |person |and |their
|environment.
Fundamental |Attribution |Error |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔When |you |assess |a
|situation |you |attribute |someones |behaviors |more |towards |their |personalities |and |neglect |the
|importance |of |the |situation.
Ex. |Someone |cuts |you |off |and |you |assume |they |are |a |jerk, |but |really |they |have |a |sick |kid |in
|the |back |you |are |trying |to |get |to |the |doctor.
Proximal |vs. |Distal |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Proximal: |here-and-now, |immediate
|situation, |your |perception |of |the |situation, |concious/unconcious |percieving/reacting |to |a
|situation.
Ex. |Good |Samaratin |study
Distal: |more |removed |in |time, |culture, |evolution, |socialization&learning, |shapes |behavior |but
|not |something |in |your |immediate |environment.
,Context |Matters |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔The |context |and |situation |have
|everything |to |do |with |why |things |go |a |certain |way.
Ex. |You |eat |more |food |if |your |food |is |on |a |large |plate |rather |than |a |small |plate.
Channel |Factors |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Situational |circumstances |that |seem
|unimportant |may |have |great |consequences |for |behavior, |either |facilitating |it, |guiding |it, |or
|blocking |it.
Construal |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Peoples |interpretations |and |inferences
|about |the |stimuli |or |situations |they |confront. |Often |times |how |you |interpret |(or |chose |to
|understand) |something |can |be |more |objective |than |the |objective |characteristics |do.
Ex. |Facebook |interactions |or |feedback |from |an |advisor
Schemas |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Generalized |knowledge |about |the |physical
|and |social |worlds, |such |as |how |they |behave |in |certain |situations |and |with |certain |kinds |of
|people. |Basically |it |is |an |organized |body |of |stored |information, |like |an |"auto-pilot" |of |every
|day |situations.
Ex. |What |do |you |associate |partying |vs |class |with?
What |do |Proximal |vs. |Distal |Factors |Effect? |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Proximal
|factors |can |impact |channel |factors, |construals, |and |schemas.
Distal |factors |are |the |broader |aspects |of |culture, |evolution, |etc. |They |are |the |things |that |are
|not |so |immediate |and |obvious.
Individualist |vs. |Collectivist |Cultures |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Individualist
|cultures |pride |themselves |on |the |characteristics |that |make |them |unique |to |a |society. |Ex. |USA,
|Canada, |and |Western |Europe.
, Ex. |I |am |friendly
Collectivist |cultures |define |themselves |in |terms |of |relationships |and |group |memberships.
Ex. |I |am |a |good |friend
Importance |of |Culture |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Culture |defines |the |way |people
|accept |and |behave |in |accordance |with |socio/economic |roles.
Ex. |Collectivist |keep |a |secret |to |save |the |group |where |as |individualist |would |tattle |to |save
|their |own |face.
Action |vs |Relationship |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔An |American |child |is |taught |to
|be |more |oriented |towards |action |and |to |live |in |a |world |with |control |and |individual |choice
|whereas |a |Chinese |child |is |taught |to |attend |more |so |to |relationships.
Hindsight |Bias |(Ch. |2) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔People |tend |to |be |overconfident |on
|whether |or |not |they |could |have |predicted |a |certain |outcome.
Folk |Wisdom |Theory |(Ch. |2) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔A |common |sense, |"intuitive"
|explanation |for |behavior. |Some |folk |theories |are |correct, |but |most |are |not. |There |are |many
|unexpected |effects |on |our |behavior. |We |must |empirically |test |our |theories.
Operationalization |(Ch. |2) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔The |proccess |of |defining |a |"fuzzy"
|concept |that |way |psychologist |can |quantify |and |measure |a |certain |amount |of |something.
Advantages: |objective, |accurate, |and |reliable |information
Disadvantages: |inconvinient, |expensive, |and |unnatural |situations
|people's |thoughts, |feelings, |and |behaviors |are |influenced |by |the |actual, |imagined, |or |implied
|presence |of |others.
What |is |NOT |Social |Psychology? |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Social |psychology |is
|not |the |same |as |personality, |cognitive, |and |sociology/anthropology |psychology.
The |Power |of |the |Situation |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Kurt |Lewin |is |the |father |of
|social |psychology |and |believed |that |behavior |is |a |function |of |the |person |and |their
|environment.
Fundamental |Attribution |Error |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔When |you |assess |a
|situation |you |attribute |someones |behaviors |more |towards |their |personalities |and |neglect |the
|importance |of |the |situation.
Ex. |Someone |cuts |you |off |and |you |assume |they |are |a |jerk, |but |really |they |have |a |sick |kid |in
|the |back |you |are |trying |to |get |to |the |doctor.
Proximal |vs. |Distal |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Proximal: |here-and-now, |immediate
|situation, |your |perception |of |the |situation, |concious/unconcious |percieving/reacting |to |a
|situation.
Ex. |Good |Samaratin |study
Distal: |more |removed |in |time, |culture, |evolution, |socialization&learning, |shapes |behavior |but
|not |something |in |your |immediate |environment.
,Context |Matters |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔The |context |and |situation |have
|everything |to |do |with |why |things |go |a |certain |way.
Ex. |You |eat |more |food |if |your |food |is |on |a |large |plate |rather |than |a |small |plate.
Channel |Factors |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Situational |circumstances |that |seem
|unimportant |may |have |great |consequences |for |behavior, |either |facilitating |it, |guiding |it, |or
|blocking |it.
Construal |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Peoples |interpretations |and |inferences
|about |the |stimuli |or |situations |they |confront. |Often |times |how |you |interpret |(or |chose |to
|understand) |something |can |be |more |objective |than |the |objective |characteristics |do.
Ex. |Facebook |interactions |or |feedback |from |an |advisor
Schemas |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Generalized |knowledge |about |the |physical
|and |social |worlds, |such |as |how |they |behave |in |certain |situations |and |with |certain |kinds |of
|people. |Basically |it |is |an |organized |body |of |stored |information, |like |an |"auto-pilot" |of |every
|day |situations.
Ex. |What |do |you |associate |partying |vs |class |with?
What |do |Proximal |vs. |Distal |Factors |Effect? |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Proximal
|factors |can |impact |channel |factors, |construals, |and |schemas.
Distal |factors |are |the |broader |aspects |of |culture, |evolution, |etc. |They |are |the |things |that |are
|not |so |immediate |and |obvious.
Individualist |vs. |Collectivist |Cultures |(Ch. |1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Individualist
|cultures |pride |themselves |on |the |characteristics |that |make |them |unique |to |a |society. |Ex. |USA,
|Canada, |and |Western |Europe.
, Ex. |I |am |friendly
Collectivist |cultures |define |themselves |in |terms |of |relationships |and |group |memberships.
Ex. |I |am |a |good |friend
Importance |of |Culture |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔Culture |defines |the |way |people
|accept |and |behave |in |accordance |with |socio/economic |roles.
Ex. |Collectivist |keep |a |secret |to |save |the |group |where |as |individualist |would |tattle |to |save
|their |own |face.
Action |vs |Relationship |(Ch.1) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔An |American |child |is |taught |to
|be |more |oriented |towards |action |and |to |live |in |a |world |with |control |and |individual |choice
|whereas |a |Chinese |child |is |taught |to |attend |more |so |to |relationships.
Hindsight |Bias |(Ch. |2) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔People |tend |to |be |overconfident |on
|whether |or |not |they |could |have |predicted |a |certain |outcome.
Folk |Wisdom |Theory |(Ch. |2) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔A |common |sense, |"intuitive"
|explanation |for |behavior. |Some |folk |theories |are |correct, |but |most |are |not. |There |are |many
|unexpected |effects |on |our |behavior. |We |must |empirically |test |our |theories.
Operationalization |(Ch. |2) |- |...,. VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔✔The |proccess |of |defining |a |"fuzzy"
|concept |that |way |psychologist |can |quantify |and |measure |a |certain |amount |of |something.
Advantages: |objective, |accurate, |and |reliable |information
Disadvantages: |inconvinient, |expensive, |and |unnatural |situations
