Study Guide Psych 350

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Who was Norman Triplett and can you apply his findings? (Text) Published an article asking questions about bicyclists.(Why they go faster when competing against others) First social psychological res... earch study What is the difference between personality psychology and social psychology? (Text) Personality psychology emphasizes the role of intrapersonal factors (within the person), whereas social psychology emphasizes interpersonal ones (between people) How does an individual mind morph into a group mind? (Lecture) Self-categorization is the process via which individual minds become group minds Accentuation effect: ie Us vs Them - exaggerating like qualities within the same category, exaggerating differences between different categories Categorization generates category-congruent behavior that are stereotypical. What is a correlation and how can it be represented? (Text/Lecture) Relationship between two independent variables. It can be represented with a graph, with one variable on x and another on Y. Autism on one and fruits eaten on another. If they both rise there's a positive correlation, if they both fall there is a negative correlation and if they do the inverse there is none, but it does not mean they cause each other. What does it mean to accentuate intergroup differences and intragroup similarities? (Lecture). We over emphasize/exaggerate the differences between groups and within groups. We do this so that we can feel more in place/fit in better. "Belongingness" is part of being a social animal, accentuation makes it so that we seem more in tune with our groups. Information-based we can tap into a hive mind of information Praxis language? practiced, accepted custom Progressive we gain information from out Explain Social Identity Theory to your roommate. (Lecture) You are the group you put yourself in. "You ARE the sun devils" You also take on the dominant traits of the group that you involve yourself with. What is "self" according to your text? (Text) Collection of things you know about your self such as your overall cognitive understanding (learned beliefs, attitudes, and opinions). [Show More]

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