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PGS350- TEST 4 FLASHCARDS
these are the definitions from chapters 10, 11 and 12
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/13/2011

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AGGRESSION
Definition
Physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone.
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HOSTILE AGRESSION
Definition

Agression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself.  

 

ex: murders

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INSTRUMENTAL AGRESSION
Definition

Agression that is a means to some other end

 

ex: war, most terrorism

terrorist attacks happen for a reason, to get something someone wants in the end, they just have to hurt people to get there. 

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INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOR
Definition
An innate, unlearned behavior pattern exhibited by all members of a species.
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FRUSTRATION-AGGRESSION THEORY
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The theory that frustration triggers a readiness to aggress.
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FRUSTRATION
Definition
The blocking of goal-directed behavior. 
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DISPLACEMENT
Definition
The redirection of aggression to a target other than the source of the frustration. Generally, the new target is a safer or more socially acceptable target. 
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RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
Definition
the perception that one is less well-off than others with whom one compares oneself. 
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SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
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The theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded and punished. 
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CATHARSIS
Definition
emotional release. THe catharsis view of aggression is that aggressive drive is reduced when one "releases" aggressive energy, either by acting aggressively or fantasizing aggression.
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PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Definition
positive, constructive, helpful social behavior; the opposite of antisocial behavior
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SOCIAL SCRIPTS
Definition
culturally provided mental instructions for how to act invidious situations.
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NEED TO BELONG
Definition
a motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing, positive interactions. 
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PROXIMITY
Definition
Geographical nearness. Powerfully predicts liking. 
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MERE-EXPOSURE EFFECT
Definition
the tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them.
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MATCHING PHENOMENON
Definition
tendency for men and women to choose as partners those who are a "good match: in attractiveness and other traits
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PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS STEREOTYPE
Definition
the presumptions that physically attractive people posesses other socially desirable traits as well: what is beautiful is good.
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COMPLEMENTARITY
Definition
the popularly supposed tendency, in a relationship between two people, for each to complete what is missing in the other.
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INGRATIATION
Definition
The use of strategies, such as flattery , by which people seek to gain another's favor
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REWARD THEORY OF ATTRACTION
Definition
The theory that we like those whose behavior us rewarding to us or whom we associate with rewarding events. 
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PASSIONATE LOVE
Definition
a state of intense longing for union with another. Passionate lovers are absorbed in each other, feel ecstatic at attaining their partner's love, and are disconsolate on losing it. 
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TWO-FACTOR THEORY OF EMOTION
Definition
Arousal X its label=emotion
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COMPANIONATE LOVE
Definition
the effecting we feel for those with whom our live are deeply intertwined 
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SECURE ATTACHMENT
Definition
attachments rooted in trust and marked by intimacy 
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PREOCCUPIED ATTACHMENT
Definition
attachments marked by a sense of ones own unworthiness and anxiety, ambivalence, and possessiveness. 
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DISMISSIVE ATTACHMENT
Definition
an avoidant relationship style marked by distrust of others
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FEARFUL ATTACHMENT
Definition
an avoidant relationship style marked by fear of rejection
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EQUITY
Definition

a condition in which the outcomes people receive from a relationship are proportional to what they contribute to it. Note: equitable outcomes don't always have to be equal outcomes

 

aka: you get out what you put in. 

 

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SELF-DISCLOSURE
Definition
revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others
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DISCLOSURE RECIPROCITY 
Definition
The tendency for one persons intimacy of self-disclosure to match that of a conversational partner
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ALTRUISM
Definition
A motive to increase anthers welfare without conscious regard for ones self-interests.
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SOCIAL-EXCHANGE THEORY
Definition
The theory that human interactions are transactions that aim to maximize one's rewards and minimize ones costs.
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EGOISM
Definition
A motive (supposedly underlying all behavior) to increase one's own welfare. The opposite of altruism, which aims to increase anthers welfare.
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RECIPROCITY NORM
Definition

an expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them

 

"if you don't go to someones funeral, they wont go to yours"

 

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SOCIAL CAPITAL
Definition
The mutual support and cooperation enabled by a social network
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SOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY NORM
Definition
an expectation that people will help those needing help. 
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KIN SELECTION
Definition
the idea that evolution has selected altruism toward ones close relatives to enhance the survival of mutually shared genes. 
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EMPATHY
Definition
the vicarious experience of another's feelings; putting oneself in other's shoes. 
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BYSTANDER EFFECT
Definition
the finding that a person is less likely to provide help when there are other bystanders
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DOOR-IN-THE-FACE TECHNIQUE
Definition
a strategy for gaining a concession. After someone first turns down a large request (the door-in-the-face), the same requester counteroffers with a more reasonable request.
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MORAL EXCLUSION
Definition
the perception of certain individuals or groups as outside the boundary within which one applies moral values and rules of fairness. Moral inclusion is regarding others as within ones circle of moral concern. 
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OVERJUSTIFICATION EFFECT
Definition
the result of bribing people to do what they already like doing; they may then see their actions as external controlled rather than intrinsically appealing. 
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