PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 43-46: Normative Social Influence, Fritz Heider, Fundamental Attribution Error

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

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Week 5 module 43, 44, 45, 46. Module 43 social thinking: social psychology the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate. Attribution theory the theory that we explain someone"s behavior by crediting either the situation or the person"s disposition. Peripheral route persuasion occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker"s attractiveness (e. g. celeb endorsement) Irving janis: cuban invasion studied the decision making procedures: groupthink the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a. Just world phenomenon the tendency for people to believe the world is just and. Ingroup us people with whom we share a common identity: outgroup them those perceived as different or apart from out ingroup. Neural influences aggression is a complex behavior given provocation, will. Proximity geographic nearness familiarity breeds fondness. Attractiveness physical attractiveness as first impressions (get to know. Emotions must have two ingredients: physical arousal and cognitive appraisal.