PSYC 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: In-Group Favoritism, Social Control, Groupthink
12 Apr 2017
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Social psychology = the scientific study of how we think about, influence and relate to one another. We can attribute the behavior to the person"s stable, enduring traits (dispositional attribution) or we can attribute it to the person"s situation (situational attribution). Fundamental attribution error = we overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations. More likely to commit the fae when some stranger acts badly. Our attributions to a person"s dispositions or to the situation have real consequences. Attitudes = feelings, often influenced by our beliefs that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people and events. Peripheral route persuasion: occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker"s attractiveness. Central route persuasion: occurs when interested people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts. Attitudes are especially likely to affect behavior when external influences are minimal and when the attitude is stable, specific to the behavior, and easily recalled.
