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cognitive dissonance
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bringing our beliefs in line with our actions
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self serving bias
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we 'serve our selves' meaning that we attribute failurs to external forces
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implicit attitude
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attitudes that are revealed indirectly
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Fundamental attribution error
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viewing someone actions as a result of their disposition rather then their situation.
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actor observer bias
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when we are acting we employ a self serving bias and assume our actions are a result of our situation.
when we observe, we assume the opposite, that someone is an angry, mean person if they snap at a waitress or cashier. |
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Milgram studies
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decreasing the psychological distance between the teacher and student (ie putting them in the same room) meant that the comliance rate dropped dramatically
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group polarization
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a decision made by a group can be more extreme that decidsions made by individuals.
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Risky shift
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group polarization results from risky shift: group members willing to take more risks when they are in a group.
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groupthink
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when a cohsive group closes itself off to outside opinions and can overestimate it's potential for success
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social loafing
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when individual work in a group, they generate less effort than when they work alone.
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cognitive therapy
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an approach to therapy in which the therapist tries to change the patients habitual way of thinking about themselves.
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interpersonal therapy
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the therapist focuses on getting the patient to understand how they interact with others and getting them to find new ways of communicating.
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what are the 5 axis of the DSM
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primary diagnosis
personality disorders related medical problems social envirnomental problems overall function rating from 0-100 |
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what is a somatoform disorder?
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a disorder that takes on bodily form
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