Psych 13

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the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

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Social Psychology

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the theory that we explain someone’s behavior by crediting either the situation or the person’s disposition

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attribution theory

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the tendency for observers, when analyzing another’s behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events

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Attitude

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occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker’s attractiveness

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Peripheral Route Persuasion

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occurs when interested people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts

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Central Route Persuasion

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the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request

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Foot-in-the Door Phenomenon

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a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave

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Role

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the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent

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Cognitive Dissonance Theory

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adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard

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Conformity

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influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval

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Normative Social Influence

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influence resulting from one’s willingness to accept others’ opinions about reality

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Informational Social Influence

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improved performance on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others

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Social Facilitation

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the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable

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Social Loafing

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the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity

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Deindividuation

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the enhancement of a group’s prevailing inclinations through discussion within the group

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Group Polarization

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the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives

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Groupthink

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an unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members. Generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action.

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Prejudice

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a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people

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Stereotype

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unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members

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Discrimination

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the tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get

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Just-World Phenomenon

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“Us”—people with whom we share a common identity.

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Ingroup

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“them” - those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup

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Outgroup

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the tendency to favor our own group

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Ingroup Bias

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the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame

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Scapegoat Theory

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the tendency to recall faces of one's own race more accurately than faces of other races

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Other-Race Effect

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any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally

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Aggression

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the principle that frustration- the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal- creates anger which can generate aggression

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Frustration-Aggression Principle

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culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations

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Social Script

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the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them

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Mere Exposure Effect

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an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship

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Passionate Love

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the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined

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Companionate Love

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a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it

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Equity

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the act of revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others

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Self-Disclosure

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unselfish regard for the welfare of others

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Altruism

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the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present

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Bystander Effect

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the theory that our social behavior is an exchange process, the aim of which is to maximize benefits and minimize costs

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Social Exchange Theory

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an expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them

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Reciprocity Norm

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an expectation that people will help those needing their help

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Social Responsibility Norm

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a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas

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Conflict

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a situation in which the conflicting parties, by each pursuing their self-interest rather than the good of the group, become caught in mutually destructive behavior

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Social Trap

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mutual views often held by conflicting people, as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive

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Mirror-Image Perceptions

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a belief that leads to its own fulfillment

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Self-Fullfiling Prophecy

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shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation

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Superordinate Goals

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Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction - a strategy designed to decrease international tensions

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