PSYH 151- Chapter 8

Rules that regulate social life, including explicit laws and implicit cultural conventions

A given social position that is governed by a set of norms for proper behavior

A program of shared rules that govern the behavior of people in a community or society, and a set of values, beliefs and customs shared by most members of that community

A gradual process in which individuals escalate their commitment to a course of action to justify their investment of time, money, of effort

An area in social psychology concerned with social influences on thought, memory, perception, and beliefs

The theory that people are motivated to explain their own and other people's behavior by attributing causes of that behavior to a situation or a disposition

The tendency, in explaining other people's behavior, to overestimate personality factors and underestimate the influence of the situation

The notion that many people need to believe that the world is fair and that justice is served that bad people are punished and good people are rewarded

A state of tension that occurs when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent or when a person's belief is incongruent with his or her behavior

The tendency of people to feel more positive toward a person, item, product, or other stimulus the more familiar they are with it

The tendency of people to believe that a statement is true or valid simply because it has been repeated many times

The tendency for all members of a group to think alike for the sake of harmony and to suppress disagreement

In groups, the tendency of members to avoid taking action because they assume that others will

In groups or crowds, the loss of awareness of one's own individuality

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a nation, religious or political group, occupation, or other affiliation

A person's identification with a racial or ethnic group

The process by which members of minority groups come to identify with and feel part of the mainstream culture

the belief that one's own ethnic group, nation, or religion is superior to all others

A summary impression of a group, in which a person believes that all members of the group share a common trait or traits

A strong, unreasonable dislike or hatred of a group, based on a negative stereotype

reflects active dislike for women

Puts women on a special pedestal

a possible behavioral expression of prejudice, a reluctance to get "too close" to another group

prejudice declines when people have the chance to get used to another group's rules, food, customs, and attitudes, thereby discovering their shared interests and humanity and learning those people are in fact alike

individuals often fail to take action or call for help when  they see someone in trouble because they assume that someone else will do so

the fact that a crowds judgement is often more accurate than that of its individual members

the willingness to take selfless of dangerous actions on behalf of others