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social psychology
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scientific study of how we think about/influence/relate to one anotehr
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attribution theory
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suggests how we explain someones behavior- by creating either sitautional or personal disposition
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self fulfilling prophecy
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a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true.
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Rosethal Effect
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ones beliefs bias and expectations can have an influence on the phenomenon under study
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fundamental attribution error
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tendency for observers when analyzing others behaviors to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition
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actor-observer phenomenon
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tendency to focus on own situation and others disposition rather than their situation when interpreting behavior
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attitude
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feelings often based on our beliefs hat predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects/people/events
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foot-in-the door phenomenon
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tendency of people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request.
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philip zimbardo
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psychologist professor at stanford university, known for controversial prison experiment
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Stanford prison experiment
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controversial experiment where students took on roles in a prison...
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cognitive dissonance theory
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theory that we act to reduce discomfort when two of our thoughts are inconsistent
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Leon Festinger
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social psychologist who developed the idea of cognitive dissonance theory
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chameleon effect
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behavior is contagious- mimicry of expressons, posture, voice tones, etc.
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conformity
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adjusting ones behavior and thinking to conincide with a group standard
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solomon asch
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experimented with social pressure, seeing if ones POV/opinion could be changed by the influence, groupthink of others
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normative social infleucne
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influence resulting from ones desire to grain approval, avoid disapproval
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informational social influence
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influence resulting from ones willingness to accept anothers opinions on reality
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stanley milgram
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social psychologist experiements on obedience
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social facilitation
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stronger response to simple/well learned task in teh presence of ohters
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social loafing
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tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling towards a common goal
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devindualization
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loss of self awarenss/self restraint occuring in group situations taht foster arousal/anonimity
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group polarization
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enhancement of a groups prevailing inclinations thru discussions within a group
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group think
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mode of thinking that occurs whenthe desire for harmony in a decision making group overrides the realistic appriasial of alternatives
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prejudice
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an unjustifiable, usually negatie attitues vs group &members
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stereotype
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generalized (sometimes accurate) often overgeneralized, belief about a group of pepple
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discrimination
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negative behavior, making a distinction for/against based on a group
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ingroup
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"us" people with whom we share a common identity
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outgroup
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"them" those different/apart from ones group
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ingroup bias
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favoring of ones own group, favoritism of own
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scapegoat theory
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theory that prejudices offer outlets for anger by provoding someone to blame
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just world phenomenon
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tendency of people to believe the world is just- people get what they deserve and deserve what they get
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aggression
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any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy
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frustration-aggression principle
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the principle that frustration-the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal- creates anger, which can generate aggression
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conflict
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a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals or ideas
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social trap
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a siaution in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self interest, became caught in mutually destructive behavior
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mere exposure effect
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the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking them
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passionate love
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aroused state, intense absorbtion in another, usually present at beginning of a love relationship
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companionate love
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deep affectionate love attactchment we feel for those with whom our lives are interwined, mature love
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equity
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condition in which people receive/give proprtionally in a relationship
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self-discolse
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revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to none another, intimacy
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altruism
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unselfish regard for the welfare of others
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bystander effect
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tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystandesr are present
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diffusion of responsibility
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phenomenon that seems to reduce the sense of personal responsibility that any one person feels to help others- increases in proportion to the size of the group present
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social exchange theory
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social behavior is an exchange process; aim to max benefits, min. costs
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reciprocity norm
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expectation that people wil help, not hurt those who help them
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social respionsibiltiy norm
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epectaiton that people will help those dependent on tehm- younger, poor, etc.
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superordinate goals
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shared goals taht override differences among people and require cooperation, common goal/enemy- new inclusive group, dissolves former subgroups
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GRIT
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Graduated and reciprocated intiatives in tension-reduction; strategy to decrease international tensions
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peripheral route to persuasion
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emphasis and focus on cpmmunicator of the message/content
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central route to persuasion
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deprocessing of content, facts, figures, statsk
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kurt lewin
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social psych conflict resolution
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ethnocentrism
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belief that our culture/social group is sueprior to others
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