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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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show the theory that we tend to give a casual explanation for someone's behavior, often by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition  
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show the tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition  
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show a belief and feeling that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events  
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show the tendency to people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request  
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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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show adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard  
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normative social influence   show
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imformational social influence   show
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show improved performance of tasks in the presence of others; occurs with simple or well-learned tasks but not with tasks that are difficult or not yet mastered  
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social loafing   show
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deindividuation   show
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show the enhancement of a group's prevailing attitudes through discussion within the group  
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show the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives  
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prejudice   show
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stereotype   show
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ingroup   show
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outgroup   show
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ingroup bias   show
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show the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame  
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show the tendency of people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get  
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aggression   show
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frustration-agression principle   show
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conflict   show
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show a situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior  
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mere exposure effect   show
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show an aroused state od intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship  
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companionate love   show
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show a condition in which people recieve from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it  
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self-disclosure   show
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show unselfish regard for the welfare of others  
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bystander effect   show
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social exchange theory   show
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show shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation  
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show Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction - a strategy designed to decrease international tensions  
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