TERM 1
Asch's Social Pressure
Experiment
DEFINITION 1
- Saw a series of cards with lines of diff erent lengths on them - Had
to pick the line that matched the ta rget line they were given -
Other people picking the lines before them - Part of the
experiment - All other people chose wrong line - 75% of people
went along with group at least once - 98% knew the answer, but
chose the wrong one - They start to think they must be wrong, so
they cave
TERM 2
Social Comparison
DEFINITION 2
We see the opinions of others, especially when we're unsure -
Want someone to confirm what they saw - If we're unsure,
we seek the council of other people - Ex. Seeing an alien and
saying "did you see that?" - Ex. Asking people who they're
voting for
TERM 3
Cognitive Dissonance
DEFINITION 3
Getting information from different sources that's inconsistent
- Especially strong if it's something you believe in (like
religion) - Act to reduce it as quickly as possible -
Uncomfortable state to be in - Ex. A woman tells a wife she
saw her husband holding hands with another woman, so wife
says "oh! his niece is in town" - Not lying
TERM 4
Forming Impressions
DEFINITION 4
Pattern perception- If you meet someone at different times
or situations - You may look for consistency or patterns - Ex.
Sitting next to someone in class everyday and from that you
form your impression - When we make impressions we don't
get enough information so we fill in the blanks with
information we do have
TERM 5
Attribution
DEFINITION 5
- When someone behaves in a partic ular way we make a judgment
about how or why they are behaving that way - Doesn't generally
focus on the situation - Situation- the specific situation someone is
in that caused the behavior - Disposit ion- someone's personality,
not the situation - Fundamental attri bution error- when we say it's
the disposition and it's not
