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22 Cards in this Set
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social psychology
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study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another or attributing behavior to persons or to situations
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attribution theory
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we tend to give a casual explanation for someone's behavior
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fundamental attribution error
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caused by underestimating situational influences
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attitude
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beliefs and feelings that predispose one to respond in a particular way to
stimuli |
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foot-in-the-door phenomenon
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tendency for those who have 1st agreed to a small request to comply later with a large request
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cognitive dissonance theory
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we act to reduce dissonance/discomfort when 2
of our thoughts/cognitions are inconsistent |
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conformity
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adjusting your thinking to fit the group standard
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normative social influence
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we're sensitive to social norms and want approval & avoid disapproval
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informational social influence
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when we accept others' opinions about
reality |
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social facilitation
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improved performance of tasks in the presence of others, simple/well-learned tasks
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social loafing
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tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when in a
group than when working alone |
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deindividuation
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the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint that occurs in
group situations that foster arousal and anonymity |
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group polarization
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the enhancement of a group's prevailing attitudes through
discussion within the group |
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groupthink
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desire for harmony overrides realistic alternatives
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prejudice
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an unjustifiable attitude toward a group and its members
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stererotype
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generalization about a group of people
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discrimination
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unjustifiable negative behavior towards a group or its members
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ingroup
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"us", people with whom you share a similar identity
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outgroup
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"them", perceived as different from the outgroup
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ingroup bias
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tendency to favor one's own group
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scapegoat theory
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in-group blames out-group
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just-world phenomenon
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the tendency of people to believe the world is just
and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get |
