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1
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Synthesizes observations to explain phenomena and guide predictions to be tested through research

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Theory

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A statement that can be used to test a prediction in a specific research study

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Hypothesis

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3
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how A and B are linearly related to each other

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Correlation

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Can be used to draw casual conclusions

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Experiments

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Cannot be used to draw casual conclusions

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Coorelations

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Withholding of truth or relevant information

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Passive Deception

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Intentionally misinforming

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Active Deception

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Collection of beliefs about one’s basic nature, unique qualities, and typical behavior

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Self-Concept

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People learn about themselves by imagining how they appear to others

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Looking-glass Self

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Process by which a person examines the contents of his or her own mental states

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Introspection

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Examining the difference between oneself and another person

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Social Comparison

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How favorably someone evaluates himself or herself

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Self Esteem

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Tendency to underestimate the number of people who share one’s most prized characteristics and availabilities

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False Uniqueness Effect

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Tendency to overestimate the number of people who share one’s opinions or negative qualities

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False Consensus Effect

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Tendency to claim credit for positive outcomes, and deny blame for negative outcomes

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Self-serving Attribution

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Personality trait marked by inflated sense of importance, a need for attention and admiration, and a sense of entitlement

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Narcissism

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The intuitive, unconscious, and fast way of thinking

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Automatic Processing

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The deliberate, conscious, and slower way of thinking

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Controlled Processing

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Mental shortcuts that enable quick, efficient judgements

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Heuristics

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The tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event by the extent to which it resembles the typical case

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Representativeness Heuristic

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The tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event by the ease with which relevant instances come to mind

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Availability Heuristic

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The tendency to be more confident than correct- to overestimate the accuracy of one’s beliefs

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Overconfidence Phenomenon

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Perception of a relationship where none exists, or perception of a strong relationship than actually exists

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Illusory Coorelation

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A tendency to search for information that confirms one’s preconceptions

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Confirmation Bias

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Proposes that once the mind draws a conclusion, it tends to stick with that conclusion unless there is overwhelming evidence to change it

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Belief Perseverance

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Reducing errors and biases by using controlled processing rather than automatic processing

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Debiasing

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The casual explanations people give for their own and others’ behavior for events in general

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Attributions

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Behavior assumed to result from traits or personality characteristics

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Dispositional Attribution

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Behavior assumed to result from situational factors

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Situational Attribution

30
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When judging other’s behavior we overestimate the influence of dispositional factors and underestimate the influence of situational factors

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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A social belief that leads to its own fulfillment

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Self-fulfilling Prophecy

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Different evaluations of the same target

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Dual Attitudes

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Attitudes that we consciously endorse and can easily report

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Explicit Attitudes

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Attitudes that exist outside of conscious awareness

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Implicit Attitudes

35
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An unpleasant psychological state when behavior and attitude are inconsistent

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Cognitive Dissonance

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When someone does something to bring their attitudes and behaviors back in line

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Dissonance Reduction

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When people suffer, work hard, or make sacrifices, they will try to convince themselves that it is worthwhile

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Effort Justification

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Cognitive dissonance experienced after making a difficult choice, typically reduced by increasing the attractiveness of the chosen alternative and decreasing thee attractiveness of the rejected alternative

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Post-decision Dissonance

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