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Psych Ch 14

Chapter 14 terms

TermDefinition
social psych the study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others
attitudes evaluations of a particular person, behavior, belief, or concept
central route processing message interpretation characterized by thoughtful consideration of the issues and arguments used to persuade
peripheral route processing message interpretation characterized by consideration of the source and related general info rather than of the message itself.
cognitive dissonance the conflict that occurs when a person holds two contradictory attitudes or thoughts(cognition's)
social cognition the cognitive processes by which people understand to make sense of others and themselves
schemas sets of cognitions about people and social experiences
attribution theory the theory of personality that seeks to explain how we decide, on the basis of samples of an individuals behavior, what the specific causes of that person's behavior are
situational causes perceived causes of behavior that are based on environmental factors
dispositional causes perceived causes of behavior that are based on internal traits or personality factors
central traits major traits considered in forming impressions of others
halo effect knowing one positive trait causes on to infer other uniformly positive characteristics
assumed-similarity bias the tendency to think of people as being similar to oneself, even when meeting them for the first time
fundamental attribution error a tendency to overattribute others' behavior to dispositional causes and the corresponding minimization of the importance of situational causes
social influence the process by which the actions of an individual or group affect the behavior of others
group two or more people who interact with one another, perceive themselves as part of a group, and are interdependent
conformity a change in behavior or attitudes brought about by a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of other people
status the social rank help within a group
social supporter a group member whose dissenting views make nonconformity to the group easier
groupthink a type of thinking in which group members share such strong motivation to achieve consensus that they lose the ability to critically evaluate alternative points of view
compliance behavior that occurs in response to direct social pressure
I/O psych focused on work and job related issues, including worker motivation, satisfaction, safety, and productivity
obedience a change in behavior in response to the commands of others
stereotype a set of generalized beliefs and expectations about a particular group and its members
prejudice a negative, or positive, evaluation of a group and its members
discrimination behavior directed toward individuals on the basis of their membership in a particular group
social neuroscience the subfield of psych that seeks to identify the neural basis of social behavior
interpersonal attraction close relationship, positive feelings for others, liking and loving
reciprocity-of-liking effect a tendency to like those who like us
passionate(romantic) love state of intense absorption in someone that includes intense physiological arousal, psychological interest, and caring for the needs of another
compassionate love the strong affection we have for those with whom our lives are deeply involved
aggression the intentional injury of, or harm to, another person
catharsis the process of discharging built-up aggressive energy
prosocial behavior helping behavior
diffusion of responsibility the tendency for people to feel that responsibility for acting is shared, or diffused, among those present
altruism helping behavior that is beneficial to others but clearly requires self-sacrifice.
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