Social Psychology Review

Fundamental Attribution Error- the tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy- an expectation that causes you to act in ways that make that expectation come true.

Reciprocity Norm- idea that if you do something for someone, they owe you something in return

Bystander Effect- the tendency to not offer help when needed if others are present who do not offer help

Social Facilitation- improved performance of tasks in the presence of others; occurs with simple or well-learned tasks but not with tasks that are difficult or not yet mastered

Self-Serving Bias- the tendency to assign oneself credit for successes but to blame failures on external forces

Social Loafing- the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable

Just-world Phenomenon-the tendency of people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

Deindividuation- the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity

Cognitive Dissonance- an uncomfortable mental state due to conflicts between attitudes or between attitudes and behavior

Groupthink- the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives

Normative Social Influence- influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval

Obedience- Obedience refers to changing one's behavior at the command of an authority figure.

Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon- ​​term describes a phenomenon in which people who agree to a small request are more likely to later agree to a larger request