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randomly assigned roles of guards and prisoners to student volunteers
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zimbardo
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studies how we think about, influence and relate to one another
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social psychology
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socially defined patterns of behavior that are expected in a certain setting or group
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social roles
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sequence of actions that are expected in a particular setting
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scripts
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groups expectations for its members attitudes and behaviors
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social norms
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suggests how we explain someones behavior by crediting either the external situation or internal disposition
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attribution theory
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in his view, people were like amateur scientists trying to understand others behavior
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fritz heider
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occurs when we overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations
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fundamental attribution error
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greatest contribution of social psychology is its study of attitudes, beliefs, decisions and actions and the way they are molded by ..
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social influence
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change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined group pressure
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comformity
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other behaviors may be an expression of compliance toward authority
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obedience
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in the presence of others, people are likely to give a wrong answer to conform just to go alone with what other people do
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classic study
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influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or avoid rejection
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normative social influence
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influence resulting from ones willingness to accept others opinions about reality
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informative social influence
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conducted study at yale to examine obedience
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stanley milgram
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results from situation variables but doesn't from personality
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obedience effect
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tendency of people to give themselves credit for their success and attribute their failures to social situational factors
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self-serving bias
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a belief and feeling that predisposes a person to respond in a particular way to objects, other people and events
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attitude
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tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
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foot-in-door phenomenon
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we act to reduce discomfort when we feel that our thoughts are inconsistent with our actions
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cognitive dissonance
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refers to improved performance on tasks in the presence of others
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social facilitation
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noticed cyclists race times were faster when they competed against others that when they just raced against the clock
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triplett
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tendency of an individual in a group to exert less effort toward attaining a common goal than when tested individually
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social loafing
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loss of a self-awareness and self-restraint in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
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deindividuation
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enhances a groups prevailing attitudes through a discussion within the group
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group polarization
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a 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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groupthink
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when power of one or two individuals sway majorities
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minority influence
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unjustifiable attitude toward a group and its members
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prejudice
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geographic nearness is a powerful predictor of friendship
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proximity
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repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases their attraction
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mere exposure effect
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aroused state of intense positive absorption in another
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passionate love
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deep, affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are interwined
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companionate love
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when both partners freely give and receive
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equity
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revealing intimate details about ourselves
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self-disclosure
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unselfish regard for the welfare of others
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altruism
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tendency of any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present
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bystander effect
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