Interpersonal Processes & Social Behavior: Affiliation, Anxiety, & Self-presentation, Study notes of Introduction to Psychology

Download Interpersonal Processes & Social Behavior: Affiliation, Anxiety, & Self-presentation and more Study notes Introduction to Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Interpersonal processes How social are humans? The fundamental need to belong Affiliation - tendency/desire to be in social contact with others Need to belong theory Need for interpersonal attachments is a fundamental human motive Survival advantage of group membership Electric shock study Manipulated anxiety via expectation of painful shock Given choice to wait alone or with others Results: high shock group showed more affiliation Anxiety increases affiliation Social exclusion theory Anxiety warns of rejection from social group Leads to behavior that enhances one’s value to the group Isolation causes anxiety Feedback loop to maintain social contact Schachter isolation study People detect and reject cheaters Cheating threatens the stability of groups Cheater detectors Idea that people are especially sensitive to indications of cheating The Wason selection task Tests people’s understanding of if-then rules Example: cards Blue side with letter Red side with number If letter is vowel, then number is even. Choose ONLY cards necessary to see if the rule has been violated Permission Schema Makes task much easier Consequences of being detected as a cheater Social exclusion by group members Stigmatization Docsity.com