Fundamental attribution error is the tendency, to overestimate the influence of personal traits and underestimate the effects of the situation when analyzing other’s behavior (Myers & DeWall, 2014). Social influence is the process by which others individually or collectively affect how we think and behave. Some examples would be culture, pressures to conform, persuasion, and the groups of people around the individual (Myers & DeWall, 2014). With social influence one might see obedience and conformity. Obedience is the tendency to do whatever an authoritative figure tells one to do simply because they tell them to do it. Conformity is the inclination to do what others are doing simply because they are doing it (Myers & DeWall, 2014). Social relations are how one person relates to another. Some examples would be prejudice, aggression, attraction and intimacy, helping, and peacemaking. Prejudice is an unfair, intolerant, or unfavorable attitude towards a group and its members. Prejudice generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action (Myers & DeWall, 2014). Stereotypes are a generalized belief about a group of
Fundamental attribution error is the tendency, to overestimate the influence of personal traits and underestimate the effects of the situation when analyzing other’s behavior (Myers & DeWall, 2014). Social influence is the process by which others individually or collectively affect how we think and behave. Some examples would be culture, pressures to conform, persuasion, and the groups of people around the individual (Myers & DeWall, 2014). With social influence one might see obedience and conformity. Obedience is the tendency to do whatever an authoritative figure tells one to do simply because they tell them to do it. Conformity is the inclination to do what others are doing simply because they are doing it (Myers & DeWall, 2014). Social relations are how one person relates to another. Some examples would be prejudice, aggression, attraction and intimacy, helping, and peacemaking. Prejudice is an unfair, intolerant, or unfavorable attitude towards a group and its members. Prejudice generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action (Myers & DeWall, 2014). Stereotypes are a generalized belief about a group of