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social facilitation
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phenomnom in which the presence of others improves ones performance
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Social loafing
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phenomenom in which the presence of others causes one to relaz ones standards and slack off
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conformity
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people adjust theyre behavior to what others are doig aor adhere to norms of the culture
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informational social influence
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occurs when people conform to the behavior of others because they view them as a source o knowlede about what they are supposed to do. (freshman looking to other students on how to dress)
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normative social influence
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conformity to the behavior of others in order to be accepted by them
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groupthink
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occurs when the thinking of the group take over,so much so that group members forgo logic or critical analysisin the serivce of reaching a descion
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obedience
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a type of conformity in which a person yields to the will of another person
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attributions
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are the inferences we make about the causes of other peoples behavior
dispositional attribution: (internal) about personality (situational) external factor |
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self- serving bias
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the tendency to make situatinal attributions for our failures but dispositional attributions to our succeses
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fundametal attribution error
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the tendency to explain others behavior in dispositional rather than situational terms
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in group/ out group bias
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tendency to show positive feelings toward people who belong to the same group as we do, and negative feelings toward those in other group
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out group-homogenety
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tendency to see all members of an out group as the same
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attitude
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an individuals favoable or unfavorable beliefs, feelings, or actions toward an object, idea or person.
affective-feelings or emotions associated with belief cognitive- rational thoughts behavioral- includes the motive to act in a particular way toward the person of the attitude |
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cognitive dissonance
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the feeling of discomfort caused by information that is different from a persons conception of himself or herself as a reasonable and sensible person
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hostile aggression
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stems from feelings of anger
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instrumental aggression
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is a means of achieving a goal (football)
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agression
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two hormones related to agression: testosterone and serotonin.
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prosocial
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behavior that benefits others
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bystander effect
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the greater the number of bystanders who witness an emrgency, the less likey any one of them is to help.
explanation: diffusion of responsibility |
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altruism
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selfless attitudes and behavior toward others
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kin selection
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the evolutionary favoring of genes that prompts individuals to help their relatves or kin
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reciprocal altruism
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helping others in the hope that they will help you in the future
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social exchange theory
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the idea that we help others when we understand that the benefits to ourselves are likely to outweigh the costs
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empathy
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the ability to share the feelings of others and understand their situations
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empathy altruism hypothesis
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the idea that people help others selflessly only when they feel empathy for them
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egooistic motivation
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the profesor may help the student in orde to relieve his own distress
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empathetic motivation
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behavior may result from alturistic desire to reduce the distress of another person
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assortaive mating
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same attactiveness as to themselves (relationships)
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triangular theory of love
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robert sternberg: three components (intimacy, passion, and commitment) in various combinations can explain all forms of human love
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