Social Psych L1

How other people, groups, and cultures shaped our perceptions

• Psychoanalysis
• Humanism
• Social Psychology
• IO Psych

When our beliefs about another person or ourselves lead us to act in a way that brings about the behaviors we expect and confirms our original impression.

• The Rosenhahn Effect
• Self-fullfilling prophecy
• The Gypsy Hypothesis
• Turner effect

Do higher expectations lead to an increase in performance?

• Yes
• No

When higher expectations lead to an increase in performance.

• Turner's Syndrome
• Hawthornes Syndrome
• Freud's Effect
• Pygmalion Effect

Implicit or explicit rules that apply to all members of the group and govern acceptable behaviors and attitudes

• Mores
• Norms
• Foreshadowing
• Self-fulfilling prophecy

set of expectations about a social position

• Norms
• Rosenthal Effect
• Pygmalion Effect
• Roles

members of group realize that others will complete the task...so they don't do anything

• Social Loafing
• Norms
• Rosenthal Effect
• Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The process of losing ones’ “identity” while in a group.  (usually occurs when there is a heightened sense of arousal)

• Norms
• Social Group
• Social Loafing
• Deindividuation

The presence of others sometimes helps or hurts performance.

• Deindividuation
• Social Facilitation
• Roles
• Norms

When people just decide to agree for the sake of agreeing...without thinking of consequences of decision

• Groupthink
• Group Polarization
• Minority Influence
• Social Loafing