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ib psych terms
terms to know for the ib psych exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pro-social behavior | behavior that benefits another person or has positive social consequences |
| helping behavior | behavior that benefits or intentionally helps another person |
| altruism | when one helps another person for no reward and even at some cost to oneself |
| kin selection theory | predicts that the degree of altruism depends on the number of genes shared by individuals; the closer the relationship, the greater chance of altruistic behavior |
| reciprocal altruism theory | trivers (1971) - an attempt to explain the evolution of altruism among individuals who are not related; may benefit an animal to behave altruistically if there is an expectation that the favor will be returned |
| negative-state relief model | schaller & cialdini - egoistic motives lead us to help others in bad circumstances in order to reduce the distress we experience from watching the bad situation |
| empathy-altruism model | batson - suggests that people can experience two types of emotions when they see someone suffering, personal distress and empathetic concern (egoistic helping vs altruistic behavior) |
| bystanderism | not helping someone in need of help (latane and darley) |
| diffusion of responsibility, pluralistic ignorance | factors that determine whether people will help or not |
| pluralistic ignorance | when in a group, people often look to others to know how to react (informational social influence, latane & darley) |
| social exchange theory | cost vs benefits, claims that human relationships are based on subjective cost-benefit analysis |
| arousal-cost-reward model | piliavin - emphasizes interaction of mood/cognition in behavior; arousal is the emotional response to the need of others, a motivational factor |
| close relationships | relationship involving strong and frequent interdependence in many domains of life |
| interdependence | partner's thoughts influences self |
| triangular theory of love | robert sternberg - love based on intimacy, passion, & commitment; relationship needs to be balanced on more than one of them |
| oxytocin | hormone released by the pituitary gland - love hormone |
| vasopressin | hormone important in males' attachment & mating behavior |
| theory of reciprocity | relationships are dependent of peoples perceptions of rewards and costs (based on social exchange theory) self verification, people seek feedback matching their self-concepts |
| self-disclosure | the sharing of facts about one's life with a loved one, as well as inner thoughts feelings & emotions (leads to self-validation) |
| social exchange theory | relationships are maintained thru cost benefit analysis; a relationship will only endure when it is considered profitable for both parties (explains why some relationships end) |
| equity theory | perception of equality is what determines whether a relationship will be maintained |
| patterns of accomodation | process of responding to a partner's negative behavior |
| constructive accomodation | discussing problems honestly & waiting to improve the situation naturally and forgivingly |
| destructive accommodations | silent treatment, accounting past failures, physical avoidance |
| fatal attraction theory | the same trait that initially caused attraction ultimately leads to the dissolution of the relationship |
| aggression | any sequence of behavior in which the goal is to dominate of harm other individuals |
| violence | aggressive act in which the actor abuses individuals directly or indirectly |
| low base-rate behavior | difficult to observe and easy to miss violence |
| testosterone | male hormone often linked to aggression |
| cultivation theory | argues that media violence gives children a perception of a world more holistic than it is in reality |
| egotism | inflated sense of one's self |
| narcissism | obsession with one's self |
| narcissist | personality type who cares passionately about being superior to others |
| deindividuation theory | the psychological state of deindividuation is aroused when individuals join crowds |
| self-categorization theory | suggests that people look for others in the group with whom they can identify |
| downward comparison | comparing yourself with people who are worse off |
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