Social Psychology

explaining behaviors by crediting the situation or the person’s internal disposition

when its others you blame the person but when it is you you blame the situation

tendency for observers to underestimate the importance of the situation and overestimate impact of personal disposition

change people’s attitudes through logical arguments and explanations

change peoples attitude through incidental cues

shock experiment

groups that make riskier decisions together rather than alone

tendency for people to see their own group as more important then others

tendency for people to believe that the world is just and therefore people get what they deserve

watching violence makes others more violent for a time

frustration crates anger which leads to aggression

early stages of romance

deep attachment to someone who your life is intertwined with

unselfish regard for the welfare of others

more people around means they are less likely to help someone in need

if you help someone they will want to help in return (exchange)

we give so that can get

conflicting parties pursue their own best intrests which can lead to a destructive result

two or more groups work together to obtain common goal

we overestimate the degree to which everyone else thinks/acts the way they do

readiness to perceive ourselves as favorably

tendency of an individual to overestimate the extent to which others are paying attention to them