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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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just world hypothesis

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belief that people get what they deserve

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