Chapter 18 Second Half Flashcards
: “Them”—those perceived as different or apart from one’s ingroup.
Out group
: the tendency to favor one’s own group.
In-group bias
: the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.
Scapegoat theory
: the tendency of people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
Just world phenomenon
: any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.
Aggression
: the principle that frustration—the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal—creates anger, which can generate aggression.
Frustration-aggression principle
: a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas.
Conflict
: a situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior.
Social traps
: the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them.
Mere- exposure effect
: an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship.
Passionate love
: the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined.
Companionate love
: a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it.
Equity
: revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.
Self-Disclosure
: unselfish regard for the welfare of others.
Altruism
: the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.
Bystander effect
