PSY 205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Fundamental Attribution Error, Collectivism, Stereotype

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 205
• Professor: Houck

Document Summary

Social psychology : the branch of psychology concerned with the way individuals". Person perception : the process of forming impressions of others thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others of their membership in a particular group: stereotypes : widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because. The most common are those based on gender, age, membership in ethnic or occupational groups. Ingroup : a group that one belongs to and identifies with. Viewed in a favorable light: outgroup : a group that ones does not belong to identify with. Viewed in terms of various negative stereotypes. Individualism : involves putting personal goals head of group goals and defining one"s. Collectivism : involves putting group goals ahead of personal goals and defining one"s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group memberships identity in terms of the groups one belongs to. Attributions : inferences that people draw about the causes of events, others" behavior, and their own behavior.