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15 Cards in this Set
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Perception
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a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions to give meaning to their environment.
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Projection
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attributing a person's own characteristics to another person.
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Selective perception
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when people selectively interpret what they see based on their interest background, experience, and attitudes.
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Stereotyping
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attributing a specific trait to a person based on the characteristics of the group to which a person belongs.
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Halo effect
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when a general impression is made about an individual because of a single positive characteristic.
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Horn effect
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when a general impression if made about an individual because of a single a negative characteristic.
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Contrast effect
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when an impression is made based on a comparison with others, ranking the individual higher or lower on the same characteristics.
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Internal locus of control
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people who believe they control their own destiny.
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External locus of control
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people who believe that external factors control them.
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Attribution theory
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trying to decide if another person's behavior is internally or externally controlled.
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Consensus
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everyone that faces a similar situation exhibits the same behavior.
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Consistency
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showing the same behavior in the same situation all of the time.
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Distinctiveness
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showing different behavior in different situations.
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Self-serving bias
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a person thinks they anything good is the result of internal factors and anything bad is a result of external factors.
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Fundamental attribution error
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a person attributes a behavior to internal factors when it was actually an external factor outside of the person's control.
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