Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Social Psychology

Social Psychology is the study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

Social Thinking : how we think about one another

Attribution Theory: The idea that we give a casual explanation for someone's behavior

-We credit that behavior either to the situation or to the person's disposition

Fundamental Attribution Theory: The tendency to underestimate the impact of a situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition

Attitudes: A belief or feeling that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to something

Foot in the door phenomenon: The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request

Door in face phenomenon: The tendency for people who say no to a huge request, to comply with a smaller one

Cognitive Dissonance Theory: We do not like when we have either conflicting attitudes or when our attitudes do not match our actions

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