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Psychology Ch.13

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show social comparison theory  
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outbreak of irrational behavior that is spread by social contagion   show
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enhancement of performance brought about by the presence of others   show
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show attribution  
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tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional influences on other people's behavior   show
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tendency of people to alter their behavior as a result of group pressure   show
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show deindividuation  
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emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking   show
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show group polarization  
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show cult  
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approach to convincing people to change their minds about something by first introducing reasons why the perspective might be correct and then debunking them   show
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adherence to instructions from those of higher authority   show
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show pluralistic ignorance  
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reduction in feelings of personal responsibility in the presence of others   show
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phenomenon whereby individuals become less productive in groups   show
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show altruism  
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show enlightenment effect  
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show aggression  
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form of indirect aggression, prevalent in girls, involving spreading rumors, gossiping, and nonverbal putdowns for the purpose of social manipulation   show
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belief that includes an emotional component   show
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personality trait that assesses the extent to which people's behavior reflects their true feelings and attitudes   show
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unpleasant mental experience of tension resulting from two conflicting thoughts of beliefs   show
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show self-perception theory  
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show impression management theory  
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show foot-in-the-door technique  
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show door-in-the-face technique  
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persuasive technique in which the seller of a product starts by quoting a low sales price, and then mentions all of the "add-on" costs once the customer has agreed to purchase the product   show
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show prejudice  
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a belief, positive or negative, about the characteristics of members of a group that is applied generally to most members of the group   show
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assumption that behaviors among individual members of a group are due to their internal dispositions   show
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evolutionary principle that creates a predisposition toward distrusting anything or anyone unfamiliar or different   show
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tendency to favor individuals within our group over those from outside our group   show
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tendency to view all individuals outside our group as highly similar   show
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negative behavior toward members of out-groups   show
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claim that prejudice arises from a need to blame other groups for our misfortunes   show
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claim that our attributions and behaviors are shaped by a deep-seated assumption that the world is fair and all things happen for a reason   show
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unfounded negative belief of which we're aware regarding the characteristics of an out-group   show
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show implicit prejudice  
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show jigsaw classroom  
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theory that humans have a biologically based need for interpersonal connections   show
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show urban legends  
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show social disruption  
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enduring characteristics such as personality traits, attitudes, or intelligence   show
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show belief  
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show recognition heuristic  
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show religiosity  
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show implicit egotism  
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we're more likely than chance to select people for friends/romantic interests whose names contain the first letters of our first or last names   show
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people who view religion as a means to an end (such as obtaining friends or gaining support)   show
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show intrinsic religiousity  
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