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These flashcards cover essential terms and concepts in social psychology and personality psychology, focusing on social attribution, behavior prediction, and the impact of storytelling.
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Social Attribution
The process of explaining the causes of behavior in oneself and others.
Personality Psychology
The branch of psychology that studies personality and its variability among individuals.
Cooperate
To work together with others towards a common goal, often in a reciprocal context.
Prisoner's Dilemma
A game theory scenario where two individuals must choose to cooperate or compete, leading to different outcomes based on their choices.
Incentive Structure
The context that determines the possible rewards or penalties for choosing to cooperate or not in a social game.
Fundamental Attribution Error
The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behavior while minimizing situational explanations.
Internal Causes
Explanations for behavior that relate to a person’s characteristics or personality.
External Causes
Explanations for behavior that relate to environmental or situational factors.
Construal
The interpretation or understanding of situations and behaviors that shapes our perception of reality.
Naïve Realism
The belief that the world is precisely as we perceive it, often leading to overconfidence in our interpretations.