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PSYCHOLOGY CH. 13
VOCABULARY section 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| social psychology | the scientific study of how we think about influence and relate to one another |
| attribution theory | the theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition |
| fundamental attribution error | when analyzing others behavior to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition |
| attitude | feelings often influenced by our beliefs that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events |
| foot-in-the-door phenomenon | the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request |
| role | a set of expectations ( norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave |
| cognitive dissonance theory | the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feelwhen two of our thoughts are inconsistent. |
| peripheral route persuasion | occurs when interested people's thinking is influenced by considering evidence and arguments |