Concept 5 |
Jen's Thoughts on Crowding
Crowding is a subjective feeling that there is not enough space per person. I really do not like crowds. If I'm shopping, something I normally enjoy, and there a...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:51:00 GMT |
Empathy |
Empathy- The vicarious experience of another's feelings; putting oneself in another's shoes.
Women, on average, have a tendency to empathize with others more than men. I have found th...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:38:00 GMT |
Concept 3 |
A role is "a set of norms that defines how people in a given social position ought to behave."
Roles are set up by others for us to follow. Different groups try to define roles, resulting in dif...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:50:00 GMT |
attitude and behavior correspondence |
Amanda:
We all have attitudes regarding certain issues, people and things. However, sometimes our attitudes do not match our behavior. In other words, we often say one thing and do another...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:03:00 GMT |
Collectivism and Individualism |
Amanda:
Collectivism and Individualism are two concepts described in Exploring Social Psychology, written by David G. Myers (2...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:01:00 GMT |
cognitive dissonance |
Amanda:
Cognitive Dissonance occurs when our behaviors and attitudes do not correspond, leading to discomfort (Myers 2007).&nbs...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:59:00 GMT |
Concept Group .2 |
Locus of Control- The extent to which people perceive outcomes as internally controllable by their own efforts and actions or as externally controlled by outside forces.
Jen: One of my fav...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:42:00 GMT |
Hindsight Bias and Social Psychology |
Hindsight bias, also known as the I-knew-it-all-along phenonmenon, is the tendency to exaggerate, after learning an outcome, one's ability to have forseen how something turned out. The following...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:45:00 GMT |
