fundamental attribution error = → important
to assume that someone’s personality caused the behavior and not the situation they are in
schema =
stored representations of numerous repetitions of highly similar stimuli and situations →
stereotypes
automatic processing =
automatic, unconscious, fast, effortless
controlled processing =
conscious, slow, with effort
naturalistic fallacy =
believing that because things are a particular way, means they should be that way
cultural behavior differences =
1. independent, individualistic (only a few intense relationships)
2. interdependent, collectivistic (many relationships of highly prescribed nature)
institutional review boards =
committees that review research procedures to make sure that the privacy and safety of
participants are protected
,applied science =
research intended to solve real-world problems
self-schema's =
structures that represent a person’s belief and feelings about the self in general and specific
situations
reflected self-appraisal =
beliefs about what others think of one’s social self
social comparisons =
people rely on these comparisons to learn about their own abilities, attitudes and personal
traits
self-esteem =
combination of domains of importance, contingencies of self-worth and by being accepted by
others
motives for self-evaluation =
desire for self-enhancement and self-verification
self-discrepancy theory =
how people compare the actual self, the ideal self, and the ought self
, promotion focus =
when people regulate their behavior with respect to ideal self standards to attain positive
outcomes
prevention focus =
when people regulate their behavior with respect to ought self standards to avoid negative
outcomes
self-presentation =
people present themselves the way they want others to see them
self-monitoring =
ensures that a person’s behavior fits the demands of the social context
self-handicapping =
behavior that can excuse poor performance or a failure
pluralistic ignorance =
tends to occur when people are reluctant to express their misgivings about a perceived group
norm, which reinforces the false norm
self-fulfilling prophecy =
when people’s judgements can seem more accurate to them then they really are
to assume that someone’s personality caused the behavior and not the situation they are in
schema =
stored representations of numerous repetitions of highly similar stimuli and situations →
stereotypes
automatic processing =
automatic, unconscious, fast, effortless
controlled processing =
conscious, slow, with effort
naturalistic fallacy =
believing that because things are a particular way, means they should be that way
cultural behavior differences =
1. independent, individualistic (only a few intense relationships)
2. interdependent, collectivistic (many relationships of highly prescribed nature)
institutional review boards =
committees that review research procedures to make sure that the privacy and safety of
participants are protected
,applied science =
research intended to solve real-world problems
self-schema's =
structures that represent a person’s belief and feelings about the self in general and specific
situations
reflected self-appraisal =
beliefs about what others think of one’s social self
social comparisons =
people rely on these comparisons to learn about their own abilities, attitudes and personal
traits
self-esteem =
combination of domains of importance, contingencies of self-worth and by being accepted by
others
motives for self-evaluation =
desire for self-enhancement and self-verification
self-discrepancy theory =
how people compare the actual self, the ideal self, and the ought self
, promotion focus =
when people regulate their behavior with respect to ideal self standards to attain positive
outcomes
prevention focus =
when people regulate their behavior with respect to ought self standards to avoid negative
outcomes
self-presentation =
people present themselves the way they want others to see them
self-monitoring =
ensures that a person’s behavior fits the demands of the social context
self-handicapping =
behavior that can excuse poor performance or a failure
pluralistic ignorance =
tends to occur when people are reluctant to express their misgivings about a perceived group
norm, which reinforces the false norm
self-fulfilling prophecy =
when people’s judgements can seem more accurate to them then they really are
