SOCPSY 1Z03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Observational Learning, Social Forces, Norm (Social)

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: sarah clancy

Document Summary

Attitudes: evaluations of people, places, things, behaviours, ideas, etc. , Holding door for someone behind you is second nature: attitudes are developed through socialization processes, including, classical stimulus-response conditioning (ex. operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning and forms of reinforcement, observational learning and imitation (ex. Impact of hand-washing: according to lee & schwartz, hand washing helps ease the post-decisional dissonance people feel after making a choice between two alternatives, cleaning = wiping the slate clean , removes psychological distress. Theory of planned behavior be a constraint in another. Looks at attitudes, our thinking about behaviours, the intended effect of the action and the resulting behaviour. Example: billy does not like the idea of a pipeline being built in his neighbourhood (attitude) and plans to stage a protest (intention) but the actual ability to create change/stop the building is unknown (behaviour) Prosocial behaviour refers to engaging in behaviours that help/benefit others, as well as have a beneficial impact/effect on a social level.