01:830:101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sociality, Milgram Experiment, Neuroticism

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Gerard A.La Morte

Document Summary

Scientifically studies how we think about, influence, and relate to one another: attribution theory- the theory that we explain the situation by crediting either the situation or the person"s disposition (fritz heider 1958) Dispositional attribution- explaining behavior in terms of personality. Don"t always act in accord with our attitudes. If we behave as though we believe something, we often come to believe it: foot in the door phenomenon- tendency to agree with a larger request after having agreed to a smaller request. For example when we become aware that our attitudes and our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes. The greatest contribution of social psychology is its study of attitudes, beliefs, decisions, and actions and the way they are molded is by social influence. The chameleon effect- people unconsciously mimic expressions, postures, tones of voice, this contributes to empathy: conformity- adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.