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Chapter 20
Sociocultural Influences and Relationships
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Psychology
12th Grade
02/09/2010

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attribution theory
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a theory about the process by which we form opinions about another
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antecedents
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information and beliefs we have beforehand about another
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attribution
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the causes we use to explain another's behavior
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consequences
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our emotional responses, behavior, and expectations regarding another
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deindividuation
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(incites riots) a loss of one's sense of individuality and responsibility when in a group
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risky shift phenomenon
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the situation where the danger of an act is split among the members of a group; hence, it is smaller for each person
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imitation learning
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the process of learning behaviors by viewing others and then doing the same things they did
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catharsis
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the supposed ability to get rid of aggressive energy by viewing others acting aggressively
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diffusion of responsibility
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for an individual member of a group, responsibility for others is spread out among all group members
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evaluation apprehension
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the concern about how others will judge us; we make our behavior conform to what we think they will approve of
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territoriality
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an attachment to a fixed area designated as ours alone and the tendency to defend it against intruders
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personal space
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the "invisible bubble," or portable area, around us that we try to keep from being invaded
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density
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the actual number of people per square foor in a given space
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crowding
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a psychological feeling of too little space
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