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11 Cards in this Set
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definition of psychology
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scientific study of affect, behavior and cognition
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evolutionary perspective
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basis of social behavior; genetic predispositions inherited from ancestors; Darwin's natural selection;
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sociocultural perspective
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living in groups; culture based
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social learning perspective
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we learn how to act from others; learning - relatively permanent change
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social cognitive perspective
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behavior is determined by our SUBJECTIVE interpretation of the situation; ex: if we see behavior as rude, we are rude back
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culture
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shared norms, roles, and values; social rules for how we act, think, feel
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behavioral confirmation
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self fulfilling prophecy that makes a person behave in a way that confirms others' social expectations
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stereotypes
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an generalization of everyone in a group; ie race, gender, age
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matching hypothesis
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attracted to someone equally as attractive as you
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marketplace hypothesis
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if other person is more attractive than you, you make up with other qualities ie status power
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social exchange models
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equity theory, distributive justice, minimax
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