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