Social Psychology

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

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Social cognition

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The tendency for observations, when analyzing another behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition

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Fundamental attribution error

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The tendency for people to believe the world is. Just and that people therefor get what they deserve and deserve what they get

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Just world hypothesis

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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 influence people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts. More fact based

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Central route if persuasion

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Occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues such as a speakers attractiveness. Emotion based

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Peripheral route of persuasion

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

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Cognitive dissonance

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Adjusting our behavior or thinking to concise with a group standard

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Conformity

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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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Influence resulting from a persons 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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Mural 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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The belief that leads to its own fulfillment

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Self fulfilling prophecy

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

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Mere exposure effect

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Starting of with a big request and getting it rejected than stating your real request and getting it approved because it sounds more reasonable

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Door in the face

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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

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Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy

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Aggression

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The principle that frustration the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal create another which can generate aggression

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Frustration aggression principle

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Culturally modded guide for how to act in various situations

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Social-script

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An understood use for acceptance and expected behavior

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Norma

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Stronger responses or simple or well learn ed 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 pouting 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 accusing in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity

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Deindividuation

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The enhancement of a group prevailing inclinations trough discussion with in the group

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Group polarization

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The mod of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in decision making group overrides the realistic appraisal of alternatives

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Groupthink

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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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The inhibiting influence of the presence of others on a person’s willingness to help someone in need

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Bystander affect

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Dilution or weakening of each group members obligation to act when responsibility is perceived to be shared with all the group members

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Diffusion of responsibility

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Us people with whom we share a common identity

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In group

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An unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and it’s members. Usually involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action

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Prejudice

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Unjustified negative behavior toward a group and it’s members

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Discrimination

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A generalized belief about a group of people (sometimes accurate but offered over generalized)

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Stereotypes

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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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Revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others

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Self disclosure

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Unselfish regard for the welfare to others

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Altruism