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Cognitive Dissonance
The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioural decisions and attitude change
Fundamental Attribution Error
People's tendency to place an undue emphasis on internal characteristics to explain someone else's behavior in a given situation rather than considering external factors two type
Two Types of Attributions
Situational
Dispositional
Situational attribution
Influences that stem from the environment our culture in which an individual is found explains individual behavior
Dispositional Attribution
Internal characteristics cause behavior
Central route to persuasion
Being persuaded by the arguments or the content of the message
Peripheral route to persuasion
Being persuaded in a manner that is not based in arguments or content of message
Social facilitation
Tendency of people to do better in simple tasks when in the presence of other people
Social loafing
Phenomenon of people exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone
Informational influence
Where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation
Informational influence
Where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation
Normative influence
The influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them
Informational influence
Where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation
Normative influence
The influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them
Deindividuation
The losing of self awareness in groups
Informational influence
Where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation
Normative influence
The influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them
Deindividuation
The losing of self awareness in groups
Things that increase the likelihood of conformity and obedience
When the person is made to feel incompetent

Group has at least 3 people but is not a huge crowd

The rest of the group is unanimous

The person admires the group
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Aggression
Violent behavior or attitudes toward another
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Aggression
Violent behavior or attitudes toward another
Outgroup
Those people who do not belong to a specific group
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Aggression
Violent behavior or attitudes toward another
Outgroup
Those people who do not belong to a specific group
Stereotype
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Aggression
Violent behavior or attitudes toward another
Outgroup
Those people who do not belong to a specific group
Stereotype
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Hormone responsible for aggression
Testosterone
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Aggression
Violent behavior or attitudes toward another
Outgroup
Those people who do not belong to a specific group
Stereotype
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Hormone responsible for aggression
Testosterone
Frustration aggression principle
Aggression is the result of blocking a person's efforts to attain a goal

Why people scapegoat
Prejudice
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Aggression
Violent behavior or attitudes toward another
Outgroup
Those people who do not belong to a specific group
Stereotype
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Hormone responsible for aggression
Testosterone
Frustration aggression principle
Aggression is the result of blocking a person's efforts to attain a goal

Why people scapegoat
Types of influences
Biological
Psychological
Social-cultural
Group Polarization
Tendency of groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members
Bystander Effect
Individuals do not offer help to a victim when others are present
Bystander Effect
Individuals do not offer help to a victim when others are present
Things that decrease the likelihood of helping someone
Presence of other people
Big city
Vague or ambiguous situations
When personal costs outweigh the benefits
Disorder
State of confusion
Psychological issue
Bystander Effect
Individuals do not offer help to a victim when others are present
Things that decrease the likelihood of helping someone
Presence of other people
Big city
Vague or ambiguous situations
When personal costs outweigh the benefits
Disorder
State of confusion
Psychological issue
Medical model
Psychological disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases cured, often through hospital treatment
Bystander Effect
Individuals do not offer help to a victim when others are present
Things that decrease the likelihood of helping someone
Presence of other people
Big city
Vague or ambiguous situations
When personal costs outweigh the benefits
Disorder
State of confusion
Psychological issue
Medical model
Psychological disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases cured, often through hospital treatment
Lobotomy
Surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness
Bystander Effect
Individuals do not offer help to a victim when others are present
Things that decrease the likelihood of helping someone
Presence of other people
Big city
Vague or ambiguous situations
When personal costs outweigh the benefits
Disorder
State of confusion
Psychological issue
Medical model
Psychological disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases cured, often through hospital treatment
Lobotomy
Surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness
Biomedical therapy
Physiological interventions that focus on the reduction of symptoms associated with psychological disorders
Bystander Effect
Individuals do not offer help to a victim when others are present
Things that decrease the likelihood of helping someone
Presence of other people
Big city
Vague or ambiguous situations
When personal costs outweigh the benefits
Disorder
State of confusion
Psychological issue
Medical model
Psychological disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases cured, often through hospital treatment
Lobotomy
Surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness
Biomedical therapy
Physiological interventions that focus on the reduction of symptoms associated with psychological disorders
Only psychiatrists
Can prescribe medication
Bystander Effect
Individuals do not offer help to a victim when others are present
Things that decrease the likelihood of helping someone
Presence of other people
Big city
Vague or ambiguous situations
When personal costs outweigh the benefits
Disorder
State of confusion
Psychological issue
Medical model
Psychological disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases cured, often through hospital treatment
Lobotomy
Surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness
Biomedical therapy
Physiological interventions that focus on the reduction of symptoms associated with psychological disorders
Only psychiatrists
Can prescribe medication
Methods used by Freud in psychotherapy
Free association
Resistance
Transference
Interpretation