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NSU Chapter 12

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social psychology   the study of how people think about, influence and relate to other people  
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stereotype   a generalization about a group's characteristics that does not consider any variations from one individual to another  
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attribution theory   theory that views people as motivated to discover that underlying causes of behavior as part of their effort to make sense of the behavior  
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fundamental attribution error   the tendency for observers to overestimate the importance of internal traits and underestimate the importance of external situations when they seek explanations of an actor's behavior  
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conformity   change in a person's behavior to coincide more closely with a group standard  
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obedience   behavior that complies with the explicit demands of the individuals in authority  
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social identity   the way individuals define themselves in terms of their group membership  
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prejudice   an unjustified negative attitude toward an individual based on the individual's membership in a group  
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social exchange theory   a theory based on the notion of social relationships as involving an exchange of goods, the objective of which is to minimize the costs and maximize benefits  
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investment model   a model emphasizing the ways that commitment, investment and the availability of attractive alternative partners predict satisfaction and stability in relationships  
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