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26 Cards in this Set
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Deindividualization |
the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations and that foster arousal and anonymity. |
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Group Polarization |
The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussions within the group. |
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Groupthink |
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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Social Control |
The Power of The Situation |
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Personal Control |
The Power of The Individual |
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Minority Influence |
The power of one or tow individuals to sway majorities |
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Just-World Phenomenon |
the tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get |
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Ingroup |
"Us" people with whom we share a common identity |
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Outgroup |
"Them" those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup |
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Ingroup bias |
The tendency to favor our own group |
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Scapegoat Theory |
the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame. Example: Following the 9/11 attacks some people lashed out at innocent Arab-Americans. |
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Other-Race Effect |
The tendency to recall faces of one's own race more accurately than faces of other races. Cross-Race Effect and Own-Race Bias |
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Frustration-Aggression Principle |
The principle that frustration--- the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal--creates anger, which can generate aggression. |
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Passionate Love |
an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship |
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Companionate Love |
the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined. |
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Mere Exposure Effect |
Merely seeing someone's face and name makes them more likeable |
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Altrusim |
unselfish regard for the welfare of others |
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Equity |
a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it. |
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Self-Disclosure |
revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others. |
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Bystander effect |
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 |
the theory that our social behavior is an exchange process, the aim of which is to maximize benefits and minimize costs. |
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Reciprocity Norm |
an expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them |
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Social Responsibility Norm |
An expectation that people will help those dependent upon them |
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Social Trap |
A situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest become caught in mutually destructive behavior. |
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Mirror-Image Perceptions: |
Mutual views of ten held by conflicting people, as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive. |
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Superordinate Goals |
Shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation. |
