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19 Cards in this Set
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natural selection
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evolutionary process by which nature selects traits that best enable organisms to survive and reproduce in particular environmental niches
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evolutionary psychology
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study of evolution of behaviour using principles of natural selection
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norms
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rules for accepted and expected behaviour
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Personal space
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buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies
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individualism
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concept of giving priority to ones owngoals over group goals and defining ones identity in terms of personal attributes rather than grp identifications
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collectivism
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giving priority to the goals of ones grps, defining ones identity accordingly
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holistic reasoning
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reasoning that emphasizes considering all possible influences and balancing competing forces
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analytical reasoning
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reasoning that emphasizes the proper use of rules and that contradictory statements cannot be true
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gender role
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set of behaviour expectations (norms) for male/female
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interaction
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effect of one factor (ex biology) depends on another factor (ex environment)
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conformity
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change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined grp pressure
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compliance
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conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing
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acceptance
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conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure
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autokinetic phenomenon
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self (auto) motion (kinetic). the apparent movement of a stationary pt of light in the drk.
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confederate
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an accomplice of the experimenter
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cohesiveness
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a "we feeling" the extent to which members of a grp are bound together, such as by attraction for one another
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normative influence
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conformity based on a person's desire to fulfil others expectations, often to gain acceptance
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informational influence
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confromity that results from accepting evidence about reality provided by other ppl
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reactance
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movtive to protect or restore ones sense of freedom. reactance arises when someone threatens our freedom of action
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