Theories of psychology

Question 1

Behavioral psychology

Answer 1

Behavioral psychology, or behaviorism, is a theory suggesting that environment shapes human behavior.

Question 2

Attribution Theory

Answer 2

Attribution is a term used in psychology which deals with how individuals perceive the causes of everyday experience, as being either external or internal.

1.Dispositional Attribution
assigns the cause of behavior to some internal characteristic of a person

2.Situational Attribution
assigning the cause of behavior to some situation or event outside a person’s control rather than to some internal characteristic.

Question 3

negative reciprocity beliefs Vs positive reciprocity beliefs

Question 4

Moral licensing

Answer 4

Moral licensing refers to the effect that when people initially behave in a moral way, they are later more likely to display behaviors that are immoral, unethical, or otherwise problematic.

Question 5

Prosocial behavior

Answer 5

Intent to benefit others

Question 6

Attitude and Behavior

Answer 6

Attitude : readiness to reaction or attention
emotional regard (توجه عاطفی) toward an object or subject => Attitude => Behavior