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attribution theory

explaining behaviors by crediting the situation or the person’s internal disposition

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actor-observer bias

when its others you blame the person but when it is you you blame the situation

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fundamental attribution error

tendency for observers to underestimate the importance of the situation and overestimate impact of personal disposition

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central route to persuasion

change people’s attitudes through logical arguments and explanations

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peripheral route to persuasion

change peoples attitude through incidental cues

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milgram

shock experiment

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risky shifty

groups that make riskier decisions together rather than alone

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ethnocentrism

tendency for people to see their own group as more important then others

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just-world phenomenon

tendency for people to believe that the world is just and therefore people get what they deserve

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bandura’s social learning theory

watching violence makes others more violent for a time

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frustration-aggression hypothesis

frustration crates anger which leads to aggression

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passionate love

early stages of romance

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companionate love

deep attachment to someone who your life is intertwined with

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altruism

unselfish regard for the welfare of others

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bystander effect

more people around means they are less likely to help someone in need

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social exchange theory

if you help someone they will want to help in return (exchange)

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reciprocity norm

we give so that can get

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social trap

conflicting parties pursue their own best intrests which can lead to a destructive result

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superordinate goals

two or more groups work together to obtain common goal

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false-consensus effect

we overestimate the degree to which everyone else thinks/acts the way they do

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self-serving bias

readiness to perceive ourselves as favorably

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spotlight effect (self-objectification)

tendency of an individual to overestimate the extent to which others are paying attention to them

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