social behavior comps

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appraisal
an antecedent focused strategy of emotion regulation in which a situation is considered and the meaning behind it is evaluated. Aids in creating emotional responses

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TermDefinition
appraisalan antecedent focused strategy of emotion regulation in which a situation is considered and the meaning behind it is evaluated. Aids in creating emotional responses
Gross & John 2003Appraisal definition + appraisal versus response strategy debate
appraisal debateappraisal methods lead to greater expression of positive emotions & interpersonal function because it occurs before full situation versus response focused strategies act as a supression of emotions after the situation happens
stereotypesgeneralized beliefs about the characteristics and behaviors of members of a specific social group. They can be accurate but are usually not, and are the cognitive component of prejucidical attitudes
Devine 1989stereotypes + controlled & automatic thinking processes
Allport 1954the major processes of stereotypes are social categorization and reliance on heuristic processing
steele & aronson 1995stereotype threat + other consequences like racism, homophobia, conflict with others
Fisk et al 20024 types of stereotypes along 2 dimensions (warmth and competence)
Correll et al 2007police officers were shown to be faster/more likely to shoot armed Black targets than white, slower to not shoot unarmed Black men. Demonstrates how racially biased stereotypes can be automatically triggered in high intensity situations
conditions in which attitude influences behaviorobedience, situational urgency, implicit bias presence
Burger 2009demonstrated people still rely on obeying authority figures in a Milgram replication BUT they'll follow social norms of other confederates
Darley & Batson 1973people who believe they are in a rush or late are less likely to show prosocial behavior like helping someone on the street as urgency takes up cognitive resources
Burger 2009 (normative social influence) a cognitive process in which people feel a need to be accepted and therefore attempt to align with the perceived social norms/expectations of a group
Altruism variablesempathy, situational factors, diffusion of responsability, social norms
tankersley 2007empathy is the ability to understand or share feelings of other people's experiences, which can influence the degree at which someone acts on a helping behavior
Darley & Batson 1973 (altruism)situational factors, including the presence of others and the environmental context, are important for influencing helping behaviors - level of urgency
Darley & Gross 1983bystander effect is when people are less likely to help someone in distress in the presence of a group because there is diffusion of responsibility and roles get confused in assuming other people are already the situation
Fisk 2002 (social norms)define what is appropriate in a situation, humans deeply desire social approval, so they act in accordance with norms so they can obtain said approval
self discrepancy theoryindividuals are created with three different aspects of the self: the ideal, the ought, the actual. Discrepancies between the three create either anxiety or an idea that they've failed to meet obligations
Higgins et al 1987self discrepancy theory, unresolved discrepancy can create increased vulnerability/create maladaptive emotional outcomes