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Antipsychotics
________- levels of serotonin are too high, block dopamine receptors in the brain.
verbal behavior
Define: Any physical or ________ intended to hurt or destroy.
Social trap
________: when you do something that only benefits you but then it comes back to you.
Define Compliance
________: agreeing to do something.
Bystander effect
________: the more people present during an emergency the less likely somebody will take actionDiffusion of responsibility: They figure that someone else will do something.
Low Ball
________: you make a very attractive offer, and then change it after somebody accepts the offer to something less favorable.
presence of authorityResults
Purpose: How far a person was willing to go in the ________: ordinary people can do shocking things.
Elaboration Likelihood Model
________: dual process theory describing the change of attitudes.
Social Loafing
________ (individualistic cultures): is taking less responsibility when something is in a group.Social thriving (collectivist cultures):
huge request
Door in the Face: the tendency for people who say no to a(n) ________, to comply with a smaller one.
Social inhibition
________: If you are really good at something…or it is an easy task…you will perform BETTER in front of a group.
Cognitive Dissonance
________: we do not like when we have either conflicting attitudes or when attitudes do not match our actions.
Define norms
________: the accepted standards of behavior of social groups.
Define social cognition
________: concerns the various psychological processes that enable individuals to take advantage of being part of a social group.
Group polarization
________: Groups tend to make more extreme decisions than the individual.
Define attitude
________: a belief or feeling that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to something.
Define social cognition
concerns the various psychological processes that enable individuals to take advantage of being part of a social group
**** antidepressants
depression caused by low serotonin, SSRIs-prevent the reuptake of serotonin**
**Antipsychotics
levels of serotonin are too high, block dopamine receptors in the brain
Define self-fulfilling prophecy (pygmalion effect)
thinking that something must be true because we believe it
Define attitude
a belief or feeling that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to something
Elaboration Likelihood Model
dual process theory describing the change of attitudes
Cognitive Dissonance
we do not like when we have either conflicting attitudes or when attitudes do not match our actions
Define Compliance
agreeing to do something
Door in the Face
the tendency for people who say no to a huge request, to comply with a smaller one
Thats Not All
adding something to the original offer which is likely to create some pressure to reciprocate
Foot in the Door
the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
Define social groups
two or more humans who interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity
Define norms
the accepted standards of behavior of social groups
Social Facilitation
performing better because of the real or imagined presence of people
Social inhibition
If you are really good at something…or it is an easy task…you will perform BETTER in front of a group
Group polarization
Groups tend to make more extreme decisions than the individual
Group think
Group members suppress their reservations about the ideas supported by the group
***Frustration-Aggression Principle
***the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal Creates anger which generates aggression
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