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Flashcards by Olivia Nda, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| social psychology | the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another |
| attribution theory | the theory that we can explain someones behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition |
| fundamental attribution error | the tendency for observers, when analyzing, to underestimate the situation, and overestimate the disposition |
| attitude | feelings often influenced by beliefs, causing us to respond in a certain way to object, people and events |
| central route to persuation | occurs when interested people focus on the arguments and respond wit faveralbe thoughts |
| peripheral route to persuation | occurs when ppl are influenced by incidental cues, such as attractiveness |
| foot-in-the-door phenomenon | the tendency to start with a smaller request to comply later with a larger one |
| role | a set of explanations/norms about a social position defining how those in that position must behave |
| cognitive dissonance theory | the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent |
| conformity | adjusting ones behavior to coincide with the a group standard |
| normative social influence | influence resulting from ones desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval |
| informational social influence | influence resulting in ones willing to accept others opinions about reality |
| social loafing | the tendency for one to exert when in a group versus when they are individually accountable |
| social fasilatation | stronger responses on simple or well learned task in the presence of others |
| deindeviduation | the loss of self awareness and self restraint in groups hat foster arousal and anonymity |
| group polarization | the tendency to make group deciisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members |
| group think | the mode of thinking in the desire of harmony in decision making the group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives |
| prejudice | an unjustifiable attitude(negative) toward a group and its members |
| stereotype | a generalized belief about a group of people |
| discrimination | unjustifiable negative behavior towards a group and its memebers |
| ingroup | "us" those whom we share a common identity |
| outgroup | "them" those preceived as different or apart from the group |
| scapegoat theory | the theory that prejudice offers an outlet fr anger by providing someone to blame |
| other-race effect | the tendency to recall faces of one's own race better than that of anothers |
| just-world phenomenon | the tendency for people to believe the would is just and that people get what they deserve |
| aggression | any phiysical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy |
| fraustation aggression principle | the principle that frustration-the blocking of achieving a goal can cause aggression |
| mere exposure effect | the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them |
| passionate love | an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, typically present at the beginning of a relationshp |
| compasionate love | a deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined |
| equity | a condition in which you give and receive in a relationship proportionately |
| self disclosure | revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others |
| alteration | unselfish regard for the welfare of others |
| bystander affect | the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present |
| social exchange theory | the theory that our social behavior is an exchange process, the aim of which is to maximize benifite and minimize coast |
| repricity norm | the expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them |
| social responsibility norm | an expectation that people will help those dependent upon them |
| conflict | a perceived incompatibility o actions, goals or ideas |
| social trap | a situation n which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught up in mutualy destructive behavior |
| mirror-image preceptions | mutual views often held by conflicting people as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive |
| superordinate goals | shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation |
| GRIT | a strategy designed to decrease international tensions |
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