Unit 4 Podcast

What this episode covers

• Attribution theory: dispositional vs. situational causes; fundamental attribution error; self-serving bias
• Attitudes and behavior: cognitive dissonance; central vs. peripheral route persuasion
• Compliance techniques: foot-in-the-door and door-in-the-face
• Conformity: Asch's line studies; normative and informational social influence
• Obedience: Milgram's shock studies; situational factors
• Social influences: social facilitation, social loafing, bystander effect, group polarization, groupthink
• Prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination — causes and reduction
• Personality theories: psychodynamic (Freud) — id, ego, superego, defense mechanisms
• Humanistic theory: Maslow's hierarchy, Rogers' unconditional positive regard
• Trait theory: Big Five (OCEAN); self-report vs. projective tests
• Social-cognitive theory: Bandura, reciprocal determinism, self-efficacy
• Motivation: drive-reduction, Yerkes-Dodson, Maslow's hierarchy, intrinsic vs. extrinsic
• Emotion theories: James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schachter-Singer; universal emotions; facial-feedback effect