12.1 what is social psychology Flashcards
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social cognition
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the way we think about ourself and others
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situationism
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our behaviors are based on current surroundings
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dispositionism
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behaviors are based on internal factors
4
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internal factor
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traits of a person
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fundamental attribution error
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Change in behavior is internal factor
6
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individualistic culture
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culture that focuses on individual’s achievement
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collectivistic culture
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culture that focuses on community
8
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actor observer bias
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relating someone else’s behavior to internal factors but relating ourselves to situational factors
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attribution
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belief about what caused something
10
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self serving bias
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explaining ourselves as successful because of internal factors but any failures are because of external factors
11
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just world hypothesis
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belief that people get what they deserve
