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NSU Psych 101
NSU Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| social psychology | the study of how people think about, influence and relate to other people |
| stereotype | a generalization about a group's characteristics that does not consider any variations from one individual to another |
| attribution theory | theory that views people as motivated to discover that underlying causes of behavior as part of their effort to make sense of the behavior |
| fundamental attribution error | the tendency for observers to overestimate the importance of internal traits and underestimate the importance of external situations when they seek explanations of an actor's behavior |
| conformity | change in a person's behavior to coincide more closely with a group standard |
| obedience | behavior that complies with the explicit demands of the individuals in authority |
| social identity | the way individuals define themselves in terms of their group membership |
| prejudice | an unjustified negative attitude toward an individual based on the individual's membership in a group |
| social exchange theory | a theory based on the notion of social relationships as involving an exchange of goods, the objective of which is to minimize the costs and maximize benefits |
| investment model | a model emphasizing the ways that commitment, investment and the availability of attractive alternative partners predict satisfaction and stability in relationships |
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