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psy 252 midterm terms and
concepts Questions and Answer |
Latest Update 2024/2025
Actor-observer bias:
~~> Diff in attribution based on who is making the casual assessment: the
actor who is relatively inclined to make situational attributions or the observer
who is relatively inclined to make dispositional attributions
BIRGing
~~> Basking in reflected glory
People go to great lengths to announce their affiliation with a certain group
when the group is doing well
Boosts self esteem
Confirmatory Hypothesis Testing (aka confirmation bias)
~~> We seek out info that will be consistent with out schema
Focusing on data that fits our theory
Male v. female investing
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conformity
~~> Changing behavior and/or attitudes to align with perceived social
consensus (social norms)
Social norms always perceived but our perception may not be correct
descriptive norms
~~> What people are doing in a given situation , what is commonly done in
a given situation
Motivate behavior by informing us what is likely effective
Can be good , get people to engage in more of the desirable behavior
external justification
~~> A reason for doing something that came from someone/something else
Doing something because you got paid for it?
focus theory of normative conduct
~~> Two types of norms have unique effects on behavior
- descriptive and injunctive norms
Norms shape behavior if they are salient (or focused on)
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heuristics
~~> Simplification , schemas , cognitive shortcuts ?
Intuitive mental operations, performed quickly and automatically, that
provide efficient answers to common problems of judgment
Mental shortcuts that give answers that feel right ,, not as effortful
informational social influence
~~> Conforming b/c you don't know what to do in the situation , so using
other people to figure out what to do
Do this when situation is ambiguous
Others are experts
Leads to private acceptance
Public compliance and private acceptance ,, conformity is deep !
internal validity
~~> How confident can we be in the study's findings/conclusions
Confidence that only the manipulated variable could have produced the
results
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
psy 252 midterm terms and
concepts Questions and Answer |
Latest Update 2024/2025
Actor-observer bias:
~~> Diff in attribution based on who is making the casual assessment: the
actor who is relatively inclined to make situational attributions or the observer
who is relatively inclined to make dispositional attributions
BIRGing
~~> Basking in reflected glory
People go to great lengths to announce their affiliation with a certain group
when the group is doing well
Boosts self esteem
Confirmatory Hypothesis Testing (aka confirmation bias)
~~> We seek out info that will be consistent with out schema
Focusing on data that fits our theory
Male v. female investing
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
conformity
~~> Changing behavior and/or attitudes to align with perceived social
consensus (social norms)
Social norms always perceived but our perception may not be correct
descriptive norms
~~> What people are doing in a given situation , what is commonly done in
a given situation
Motivate behavior by informing us what is likely effective
Can be good , get people to engage in more of the desirable behavior
external justification
~~> A reason for doing something that came from someone/something else
Doing something because you got paid for it?
focus theory of normative conduct
~~> Two types of norms have unique effects on behavior
- descriptive and injunctive norms
Norms shape behavior if they are salient (or focused on)
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 3 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
heuristics
~~> Simplification , schemas , cognitive shortcuts ?
Intuitive mental operations, performed quickly and automatically, that
provide efficient answers to common problems of judgment
Mental shortcuts that give answers that feel right ,, not as effortful
informational social influence
~~> Conforming b/c you don't know what to do in the situation , so using
other people to figure out what to do
Do this when situation is ambiguous
Others are experts
Leads to private acceptance
Public compliance and private acceptance ,, conformity is deep !
internal validity
~~> How confident can we be in the study's findings/conclusions
Confidence that only the manipulated variable could have produced the
results
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
