Social Psychology - AP Psychology, Chapter 18
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| Social psychology | The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
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| Attribution theory | We explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition
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| Fundamental attribution error | The tendency of viewers to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition
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| Foot in the door phenomenon | The tendency for people to agree to a larger request after agreeing to a smaller request
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| Cognitive dissonance theory | The theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent (ex: after no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq, people believed the main reason for the invasion was to liberate people/promote democracy)
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| Conformity | Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard
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| Obedience | Following explicit or implied instructions
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| Normative social influence | Influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval
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| Informational social influence | Influence resulting from one's willingness to accept other people's opinions about reality
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| Social facilitation | The tendency to have stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others (we perform better for a crowd)
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| Social loafing | The tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward a common goal than when held individually accountable
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| Deindividualization | The loss of self-awareness that occurs in situations that foster anonymity and arousal
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| Group polarization | The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion within the group
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| Groupthink | The mode of thinking that occurs when desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives
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| Prejudice | An unjustifiable attitude toward a group and its members
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| Discrimination | Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members
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| Stereotype | A generalized belief about a group of people
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| Ingroup/Outgroup | -Ingroup - "us," people with whom one shares a common identity
-Outgroup - "them," those perceived as different/apart from one's ingroup
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| Scapegoat theory | The theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
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| Just-world phenomenon | The tendency of people to believe that the world is just and people get what they deserve
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| Aggression | Physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy
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| Frustration-aggression principle | The principle that frustration (the blocking of an attempt to achieve a goal) creates anger, which can generate agression
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| Conflict | A perceived incompatibility of goals, actions, or ideas
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| Social traps | Situations in which we harm our collective well-beings by pursuing our personal interests
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| Mere exposure effect | Repeated exposure to stimuli increases our liking of them
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| Altruism | Unselfish regard for the welfare of others
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| Bystander effect | The tendency to be less likely to offer help if other bystanders are present
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| Social exchange theory | The theory that our behavior is an exchange process designed to maximize benefits and minimize costs (donating blood may cost time and cause discomfort, but you get good feelings and free food!)
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| Reciprocity norm | The expectation that people will help those who have helped them
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| Social responsibility norm | The expectation that people will help those dependent on them
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| Superordinate goals | Shared goals that override differences among people and require cooperation
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| GRIT | Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension Reduction - a proposed strategy designed to decrease international tensions, involves announcing intent to be conciliatory and following through.
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