Active Minds: Changing the Conversation About Mental Health

Social Psychology

2019-05-26T00:30:56-04:00

Social Psychology- scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. (Social thinking, Social influence, Social relations) Compare and Contrast: Personality Psychology: focuses on individual; [...]

Social Psychology2019-05-26T00:30:56-04:00

The Self

2019-05-26T00:29:50-04:00

Spotlight effect- belief that others are paying more attention to one’s appearance and behavior than they really are Illusion of transparency- Illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and [...]

The Self2019-05-26T00:29:50-04:00

Social Beliefs and Judgments

2018-11-02T00:53:21-04:00

Priming- Unattended stimuli that is processed implicitly, unconsciously; activating particular associations in memory Heuristics- mental shortcuts Representativeness heuristic- Tendency to presume, sometimes despite contrary to odds, that someone or [...]

Social Beliefs and Judgments2018-11-02T00:53:21-04:00

Judgments, Attitudes, and Behaviors

2018-11-02T00:53:19-04:00

Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon- Tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request Low-ball technique- Tactic for getting people to agree to [...]

Judgments, Attitudes, and Behaviors2018-11-02T00:53:19-04:00

Conformity

2018-11-02T00:53:16-04:00

Conformity- change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined influence of others Forms: Compliance: outwardly going with the group while inwardly disagreeing Acceptance: believing as [...]

Conformity2018-11-02T00:53:16-04:00

Prejudice

2019-05-26T00:28:30-04:00

Prejudice Defining Prejudice Preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members Individual members are judged solely on their group membership Beliefs about the personal attributes of a [...]

Prejudice2019-05-26T00:28:30-04:00

Aggression

2018-11-02T00:53:12-04:00

Defining Aggression physical or verbal behavior intended to cause harm Types of Aggression hostile aggression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself* instrumental aggression aggression that [...]

Aggression2018-11-02T00:53:12-04:00

 Attraction

2018-11-02T00:53:10-04:00

Google A quality or feature of something or someone that evokes interest, liking, or desire. The action or power of evoking interest, pleasure or liking for someone or something: [...]

 Attraction2018-11-02T00:53:10-04:00

Helping

2018-11-02T00:53:07-04:00

Terms Prosocial behavior Any act performed with the goal of benefiting another person Altruism The desire to help another person even if it involves some personal cost to the [...]

Helping2018-11-02T00:53:07-04:00

Conflict

2018-11-02T00:53:03-04:00

What Creates Conflict? Social Dilemmas Competition * Perceived Injustice Creating Conflict: Social Dilemmas Social Dilemmas Social trap Situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing its self-interest, [...]

Conflict2018-11-02T00:53:03-04:00

Persuasion

2018-11-02T00:53:01-04:00

Sleeper Effect- Delayed impact of a message that occurs when an initially discounted message that occurs when an initially discounted message becomes effective, as we remember the message but [...]

Persuasion2018-11-02T00:53:01-04:00

Social Psychology and Law

2018-11-02T00:52:59-04:00

Eyewitness Testimony Major role in whether a defendant is convicted No eyewitness testimony - conviction rate 18%; with eyewitness testimony - conviction rate 72% Problem Often incorrect DNA exoneration [...]

Social Psychology and Law2018-11-02T00:52:59-04:00

Group Influence

2018-11-02T00:52:56-04:00

Yerkes-Dodson Law- Explains the relationship between physiological arousal and performance (related to glucocorticoids- stress hormone) *Chart about stress and stuff Deindividuation- Loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension; occurs in [...]

Group Influence2018-11-02T00:52:56-04:00
Go to Top