Social Psychology, Chapter 5 And 6

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natural selection

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evolutionary process by which nature selects traits that best enable organisms to survive and reproduce in particular environmental niches

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evolutionary psychology

Back 2

study of evolution of behaviour using principles of natural selection

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norms

Back 3

rules for accepted and expected behaviour

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Personal space

Back 4

buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies

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individualism

Back 5

concept of giving priority to ones owngoals over group goals and defining ones identity in terms of personal attributes rather than grp identifications

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collectivism

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giving priority to the goals of ones grps, defining ones identity accordingly

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holistic reasoning

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reasoning that emphasizes considering all possible influences and balancing competing forces

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analytical reasoning

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reasoning that emphasizes the proper use of rules and that contradictory statements cannot be true

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gender role

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set of behaviour expectations (norms) for male/female

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interaction

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effect of one factor (ex biology) depends on another factor (ex environment)

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conformity

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change in behavior or belief as a result of real or imagined grp pressure

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compliance

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conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing

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acceptance

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conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure

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autokinetic phenomenon

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self (auto) motion (kinetic). the apparent movement of a stationary pt of light in the drk.

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confederate

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an accomplice of the experimenter

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cohesiveness

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a "we feeling" the extent to which members of a grp are bound together, such as by attraction for one another

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normative influence

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conformity based on a person's desire to fulfil others expectations, often to gain acceptance

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informational influence

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confromity that results from accepting evidence about reality provided by other ppl

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reactance

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movtive to protect or restore ones sense of freedom. reactance arises when someone threatens our freedom of action