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Social Psychology

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show the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another  
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attribution theory   show
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fundamental attribution error   show
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attitude   show
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central route persuasion   show
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peripheral route persuasion   show
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show the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request  
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show a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave  
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show the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent  
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conformity   show
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show influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval  
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informational social influence   show
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show stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others  
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show the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable  
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show the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity  
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group polarization   show
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show the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives  
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culture   show
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norm   show
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show the buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies  
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show an unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members  
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stereotype   show
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discrimination   show
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ingroup   show
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outgroup   show
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show the tendency to favor our own group  
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scapegoat theory   show
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show the tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately than faces of other races  
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just-world phenomenon   show
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aggression   show
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show the principle that frustration—the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal—creates anger, which can generate aggression  
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show the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them  
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show an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship  
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show the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined  
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show a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it  
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show revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others  
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show unselfish regard for the welfare of others  
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show the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present  
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social exchange theory   show
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show an expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them  
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show an expectation that people will help those dependent upon them  
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conflict   show
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social trap   show
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show mutual views often held by conflicting people, as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive  
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show a belief that leads to its own fulfillment  
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show shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation  
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GRIT   show
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