Vocabulary Terms 1-22

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attribution theory

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suggests how we explain someone’s behavior

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social psychology

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

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fundamental attribution error

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the tendency for observers to underestimate/overestimate

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attitude

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feelings

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foot-in-the-door phenomenon

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small request to comply later with a larger request

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cognitive dissonance theory

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reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent

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conformity

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adjusting one’s behavior

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normative social influence

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person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval

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informational social influence

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one’s willingness to accept other’s opinions about reality

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social facilitation

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stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks

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social loafing

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people in a group to exert less effort than when individually

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deindividuation

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lose of self-awareness and self-restraint

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group polarization

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enhancement of a group’s prevailing inclinations

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groupthink

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occurs when the desire for harmony overrides a realistic appraisal

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self-fulfilling prophecy

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prediction that causes itself to come true

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prejudice

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an unjustifiable attitude

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stereotype

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a generalized belief about a group of people

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discrimination

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unjustifiable negative behavior

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ingroup

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shares a common identity “Us”

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outgroup

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different or apart “Them”

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ingroup bias

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favor one’s own group

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scapegoat theory

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offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame