psych unit 9 test

social psychology

social psychology

study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

attribution theory

theory by Fritz Heider, theory that we have a tendency to give causal explanations for someone’s behavior by crediting their situation or disposition

dispositional attribution theory

attribution theory that implies something is explained by their disposition

situational attribution theory

attribution theory that implies something is explained by their situation

fundamental attribution error

the tendency to overestimate the impact of disposition and underestimate situations when analyzing a person’s behavior

attitudes

the belief and feeling that predisposes a person to respond in a particular way

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request

bystander effect

the tendency of any bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present

health psychology

field of psychology that studies stress-­related aspects of disease

behavioral medicine

scientific field that integrates behavioral knowledge with medical knowledge

epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol

what your body releases in stressful situations

stress

any circumstance (real or perceived) that threatens a person’s well­being

GAS

the physiological consequences of severe stress; 1. get scared/alarm (sympathetic nervous system) 2. adaptation (release cortisol) 3. super tired/exhaustion (parasympathetic nervous system)

type A personality

competitive, hard­ driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-­prone peoplet

type B personality

easygoing, relaxed people