Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Amygdala, Realistic Conflict Theory, Stereotype Threat

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Prof

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Chapter 13 social psychology: social influences on human behavior. The mere presence of others has an effect. On complex tasks presence of others seems to produce poorer performance. Social influence affects a wide range of behavior through two major facets. A set of norms for how a person in a social position ought to behave. Shared expectations about how people should think, feel, and behave. Attributions , judgments about the causes of our own and other people"s behavior and outcomes. Personal (internal) attribution infer that people"s behavior is caused by their characteristics. Situational (external) attribution infers that aspects of situations cause a behavior. Three types information determine the attribution we made: When consistency, distinctiveness, and consensus are all high, we make a. Consistency is the behavior consistent over time? situational attribution. When consistency is high, while other two are low, we make a personal attribution.