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CHAP 10 Social Thinking Flashcards

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interpersonal attraction

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is what makes people like each other and is influenced by multiple factors such as physical attractivness, smilarity , self disclosure, reciprocity, and proximity

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physical attractiveness

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which is increased with symmetry and proportion close to the golden rule

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reciprocity

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which we like people who we think like us

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self disclosure

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include fears thoughts and goals another person and being met empathy and non-judgment.

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proximity

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being physically close to someone

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aggression

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physical, verbal or non verbal behavior with the intention to cause harm or increased social dominance

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attachment

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emotional bond to another person and usually refers to the bond between a child and caregiver

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how many types of attachments are there?

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4 types
-secure
-avoidant
-ambivalent
-disorganized

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secure attachment

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requires a consistent caregiver so the child is able to go out and explore knowing he or she has a secure base to return to. The child will show strong preference for the caregiver

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avoidant attachment

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occurs when a caregiver has little or no response to a distressed crying child, the child will become distressed when caregiver leaves and become ambivalent when he or she returns

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disorganized attachment

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occurs when a caregiver is erratic or abusive. The child shows no clear pattern of behavior in response to the caregiver’s absence or presence and may show repetitive behaviors.

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social support

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perception or reality that one is cared for by a social network

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emotional support

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includes listening to, affirming, and empathizing with someone’s feelings

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esteem support

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affirms the qualities and skills of the person

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Material support

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providing physical or monetary resources to aid a person

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Informational Support

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providing useful information to a person

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Informational Support

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providing useful information to a person

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network support

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providing a sense of belonging to a person

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foraging

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searching for and exploiting food resources

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mating system

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describes the way in which a group is organized in terms of sexual behavior

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monogamy

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exclusive mating relationships

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polygamy

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consist og one individual of a sex having multiple exclusive relationships with mambers of the opposite sex

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polgyny

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male with multiple females

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polyandry
female with multiple males
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promiscuity
allows a member of one sex to mate with another member of the opposite sex without exclusivity
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mate choice
or intersexual selection is the selection of a mate based on attraction and traits
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altruism
is a form of helping behavior in which the person's intent is to benefit someone else at some cost to him or herself
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game theory
attempts to explain decisions making between individuals as id they are participating in a game
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Inclusive Fitness
measure of an organism's success in supporting offspring and the ability of the offspring to then support others.
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social perception ot social cognition
is by the way which we generate impressions about people in our social environment. It contains a receiver, his or her target, and the situation or social context of the scenario.
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implicit personality theory
states that people make assumptions about how different types of people, their traits and their behaviors are related.
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primacy effect
first impression we have about an individual is most important than subsequent impressions
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recency effect
is when the most recent information we have about an individual is most important in forming our impressions
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reliance on central traits
tendency to organize the perception of others based on traits and personal characteristics that matter to the perceiver
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halo effect
when judgement of an individual's character can be affected overall impression of the individual
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just world hypothesis
tendency of individuals to believe that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people
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self serving bias
the fact the individuals will view their own success as being based on internal factors, while viewing failures as being based on external factors.
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Attribution Theory
focuses on the tendency for the individuals to infer the causes of other people behavior
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dispositional (internal)
causes are those that relate to the features of the person whose behavior is being considerate
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situational (external)
causes are related to features of the surrounding or social context
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correspondent inference theory
is used to describe attributions made by observing the intentional ( especially unexpected) behaviors performed by another person.
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fundamental attribution error
is the bias is the bias towards making dispositional attributions rather than situational attribution in regard to the actions of others
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attribute substitution
occurs when individuals must make judgement that are complex but instead subsitute a simpler solution or heuristic
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Attributions are highly influenced by?
culture
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stereotypes
occur when attitudes and impressions are made based on limited and superficial information about a person or a group of individuals.
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stereotypes can lead to?
expectations of certain groups, which can create conditions that lead to confirmation of the stereotype a process referred to as self fulfilling prophecy.
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stereotype threat
concern or anxiety about confirming a negative stereotype about one's social group.
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prejudice
is defined as an irrational postiive or negative attitude toward a person, group or thing prior to an actual experience.
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ethnocentrism
refers to the practice of making judgment about other cultures based on the values and beliefs of one's culture.
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cultural relativism
refers to the reognition that social groups and cultures should be studied on their own terms
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discrimination
is when prejudicial attitudes cause individuals of a particular group to be treated differently from others.
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individual discrimination
refers to one person discriminating against a particular person or group
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institutional discrimination
refers to the discrimination against a particular person or group by an entire institution

Behavioral Science MCAT 2025 (12 decks)

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