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Chpt 18 Social Psychology
David G.Myers Text
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Psychology
11th Grade
01/08/2013

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Attribution theory
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Suggests how we explain someones behavior by creditimg either the situation or the persons disposition
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Fundamental Attribution error 
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The tendency for observers when anaalyzing anothers behavior to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of the personal disposition

 

 

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Attitude

 

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Feelings often based onour beliefs that predispose us to respond in a particular qay to pbjects people and eventss.
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Foot-in-the-door 
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the tendency for peple who have first agreed tp a small request tp a comply later with a larger request 
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Cognitive Dissonance 

 

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the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of out thoughts are inconsistent.
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Conformity 

 

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Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard 
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Normative social Influence 

 

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Influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval 
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Informatrional Sical Influence 

 

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Influence resulting fromones willinginness to accept others opinions about reality 
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Social Facilitation 
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Stronger responses on simple or well learned tasks in the presence of others 
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Social Loafing 
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the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when poolin their efforts toward attaining a common goal when individually accountable 
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Deindividuation
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the loss of self awareness and self-rstrain ocurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity 
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Group Polarization

 

 

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The enhancement of a group's prevailin inclinations through discussion within the group 
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Groupthink
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the mode of thinking  that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives
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prejudice
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an unjustifiable attitude toward a group and its memebers.Prejudice generally involves stereotyped beliefs negative feelings and a predisposition to discriminatory action
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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 toward a group or its members 
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ingroup 
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"us"people with whom one shares a common identity
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outgroup

 

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"them:"those percieves as different or apart fromone's group
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ingroup bias 
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qthe tendency to favor one's wn group 
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scapegoat theory 

 

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the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someon to blame
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Just-world phenomenon 
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the tendency of peoplpe to believe the world is juat and that people therefore get what they dessever and deseerves what they get 
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Aggressioni
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Any physical or verbak bahavior intended to hurt or destroy 
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Frustration-agression principle
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the principple that frustration the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal created anger which can generate aggression.
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Conflict

 

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a percieved incompatibility of actions goals or ideas 
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Social trap
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 a situation in which the conflictiong parties by ea rationally pursuing self-interest become caught in mutually destructive behavior
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Mere exposure effect

 

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the phenomenon thayy repeated ecxcposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them 
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Passionat love 

 

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an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another uaually present at the beginning of a love relationsjip 
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companionate love 
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the deep affectionate attachment we for those with whom out lives are intertwined 
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equity
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a condition in which peole recieve from a relationship in proportion to wha they give to it 
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self-disclosure 
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revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others 

 

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altruism 
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unselfish regard fro the welfar of others
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Bystandered effect 
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the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present 
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social exchange theory 
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the theory that our socail behavior is an exchange process the aim of which is to maximize benefits and minimize costs.
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reciprocity norm 
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an expectation that peole will help not hurt those who have helped them 
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social-responsibility norm
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 an expectation that people will help those dependent upon them 
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superordinate goals 
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shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation
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GRIT
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Graduated and Reciprocated Initatives and Tension-Reduction a strategy designed to decrease international tensions.
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