Psychology 111 Exam 3

Can lead people to act in ways which would otherwise seem repugnant

Zimbardo and the “Stanford Prison Study” The power of situational forces and social roles from the randomly assigned prisoners and guards

Helping behavior

Kitty Genovese: when others are present the responsibility to help is divide among those present

Kitty Genovese: people are less likely to provide help when in groups

Bystander research: won't help if dont notice,emergency?intervene or no?responsibility: begin to question self-efficacy and confidence.intervene regardless of cost

People who are more similiar to us, women more likely helped, percieved responsibility: more likely to help those we view as "true victims"

Proximity: being near increases likelihood:avalability increase attraction. similiarity in attitudes,values,and interests. matching hypothesis: people tend to opt for those at their same level of attractiveness, gender differences found cross culturally:males more physical attraction, women on social status and finances

Passionate love: intensely emotional and physcial
Companionate Love: deep affection, share emotional intimacy and frienship

Intimacy: sense of closeness and sharing; Passion: emotional, physical; Commitment: efforts to maintain the relationship with difficulties and costs

Negative attitudes towards people based on membership in a group

Characteristics we attribute to people based on their membership in a group

Kids in antistereotype video

Treat people differently and unfairly based on group affiliation

People tend to overestimate the number of confirmations of an association between social traits   example?