Unit 9 Study Guide Pt. 3

Self-disclosure

The act of revealing personal information about oneself to others.

Aggression

Behavior intended to cause harm or injury to another person.

Frustration-aggression Principle

The theory that frustration can lead to aggression.

Social Script

A set of behaviors, actions, and consequences that individuals follow in social situations.

Altruism

Selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Bystander Effect

The phenomenon where individuals are less likely to help in an emergency situation when others are present.

Social Exchange Theory

The idea that people make decisions based on maximizing benefits and minimizing costs in relationships.

Reciprocity Norm

The expectation that people will respond favorably to each other by returning benefits for benefits.

Social-responsibility Norm

The belief that individuals should help those in need, even if the costs outweigh the benefits.

Conflict

A perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas leading to opposition.

Social Trap

A situation in which individuals pursue their own self-interest, leading to collective harm.

Mirror Image Perceptions

The tendency for parties in conflict to see themselves as moral and the other side as evil.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that leads to its own fulfillment.

Superordinate Goals

Shared goals that require cooperation to achieve, reducing intergroup conflict.

GRIT

A strategy for conflict resolution involving persistent and escalating efforts to establish cooperation.