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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inclusive fitness | organism's genetic success is derived from cooperation and altruistic behavior. depends on ability to protect and raise its offspring |
| fundamental attribution error | emphasis on internal factors, rather than external factors to explain something |
| dramaturgical approach | considers individuals like actors on stage. The performance is affected by time, place, race, circumstances, and the actors themselves. |
| developmental approach | aims to explain adults and children's actions over time |
| signal detection theory | theory of perception in which internal and external context both play a role in the perception of stimuli |
| operant conditioning | form of associative learning in that the frequency of a behavior is modified using reinforcement or punishment |
| representativeness heuristic | shortcut in decision making that relies on categorizing items on the basis of whether they fit the prototypical, stereotypical, or representative image of the category |
| self-fulfilling prophecy | phenomenon of a stereotype creating an expectation of a particular group, that creates conditions that lead to confirmation of this stereotype |
| self-effiicacy | the degree to which an individual sees him/herself as being capable at a given skill or in a particular situation |
| proprioception | ability to tell where one's body is in space |
| prosody | rhythm, cadence, and inflection of speech |
| cognitive dissoance | causes distress if an individual's behaviors don't line up with their beliefs. They may justify their actions by "cancelling" out their dissonant behavior |
| stereotype threat | anxiety felt if a person is put in a situation where they might conform to a social stereotype |
| somatoform disorder | pain without any discernible source |
| social loafing | a person exhibits less effort to achieve a goal when working in a group |
| drive reduction theory | theory that explains motivation as being based on the goal of eliminating uncomfortable internal states |
| dyssomnia | sleep disorder in which one has difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or avoiding sleep |
| ego | part of unconscious mind that mediates the urges of the id and superego, operates under the reality principle |
| correspondent inference theory | theory that states that people pay closer attention to intentional behavior than accidental behavior when making attributions, especially if the behavior is unexpected |
| id | part of the unconscious resulting from basic, instinctual urges for sexuality and survival - operates under the pleasure principle and seeks instant gratification |
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