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social psychology
how we think and relate to one another
attribution theory
explaining someone’s behavior based off of a certain situation or a person’s predicament
Fundamental attribution error
overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situation
attitude
feelings that enforce us to respond in a particular way
peripheral route persuasion
influenced by speaker’s cues
central route persuasion
influenced by one’s argument and responds favorably towards said argument
FTD Phenomenon
when someone agrees with a small request, they will more than likely agree to a larger request later on
role
set of expectations for someone’s social position
cognitive dissonance theory
ways we act to reduce/remove any sort of discomfort
conformity
change of behavior so that way it means the standard of the group’s thinking
normative social influence
trying to gain approval or avoiding rejection
informational social influence
accepting others opinion
social facilitation
stronger responses while in the presence of others
social loafing
when people exert less energy than when they were individual to achieve a goal
deindividuation
loss of self awareness
group polarization
reinforces the resolve of those in a self-help group
groupthink
occurs when the desire for harmony in ones group overrides the objective
prejudice
unreasonable attitude towards a group/person
stereotype
generalized belief about a group/person
discrimination
unreasonable behavior towards a person/group
just-world phenomenon
belief that people deserve what happens to them
ingroup
people we share a common identity with
outgroup
people who are considered different from the rest
ingroup bias
tendency to favor one’s group
scapegoat theory
where someone can release their anger, and blame said person
other-race effect
tendency to recall one’s own race over the other
aggression
physical or verbal behavior that is intended to hurt someone
frustration-aggression principle
frustration → anger → aggression
social script
how to act in certain situations
mere exposure fact
more exposure towards a novel increases liking of the novel
passionate love
a state of intense positive absorption of one another
compassionate love
a deep affectation towards someone close to us
equity
being given equal amounts of love
self-disclosure
revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others
bystander effect
less likely to provide aid if others are present
social exchange theory
our social behavior is an exchange process
reciprocity norm
people who help those who helped them
social-responsibility norm
people will help those dependent upon them
conflict
a perceived inconceivable set of actions/goals
social trap
people who are caught in bad behavior
mirror image perceptions
mutual views held by conflicting people
superordinate goals
shared goals that settle difference between people and require the cooperation of them.
GRIT
decreases international tensions
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