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Social Psychology

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social psychology   the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others  
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attitudes   evaluations of a particular person, behavior, belief, or concept  
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message source   the characteristics of a person that delivers a persuasive message known as an attitude communicator  
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characteristics of the message   not just who delivers the message but what the message is like that affects attitudes  
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characteristics of the target   once a communicator has delivered a message, characteristics of the target of the message may determine whether the message is accepted  
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cognitive dissonance   the conflict that occurs when a person holds two contradictory attitudes or thoughts  
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social cognition   the cognitive processes by which people understand and make sense of others and themselves  
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schemas   sets of cognitions about people and social experiences  
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impression formation   the process by which an individual organizes info about another person to form an overall impression  
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central traits   the major traits considered in forming impressions of others  
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attribution theory   the theory of personality that seeks to explain why we decide, on the basis of samples of an individual's behavior, what the specific causes of that person's behavior are  
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situational causes (of behavior)   perceived causes of behavior that are based on environmental factors  
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dispositional causes (of behavior)   perceived causes of behavior that are based on internal traits or personality factors  
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halo effect   a phenomenon i which an initial understanding that a person has positive traits is used to infer other uniformly positive characteristics  
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assumed-similarities bias   the tendency to think of people as being similar to oneself even when meeting them for the first time  
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self-serving bias   the tendency to attribute personal success to personal factors (skills,ability, or effort) and to attribute failure to factor outside oneself  
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fundamental attribution error   a tendency to overattribute others' behavior to dispositional causes and minimize of the importance of situational causes  
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collectivistic orientation   a worldview that promotes the notion of interdependence  
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individualist orientation   emphasizing on personal identity and the uniqueness of the individual  
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social influence   the process by which the actions of an individual or group affect the behavior of others  
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groups   two or more people who interact with one another, perceive themselves as part of a group, and are interdependent  
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norms   expectations regarding behavior appropriate to the group  
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conformity   a change in behavior or attitudes brought about by a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of other people  
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groupthink   a type of thinking in which group members share such a strong motivation to achieve consensus that they lose the ability to critically evaluate alternative points of view  
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social roles   the behaviors that are associated with people in a given position  
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compliance   behavior that occurs in response to direct social pressure  
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foot-in-the-door technique   small request that leads to a bigger request  
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door-in-the-face technique   large request made to get turned down and then ask for a smaller more reasonable request  
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that's-not-all technique   offering a deal at an inflated price  
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not-so-free sample   free sample to get you to buy the product later  
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obedience   a change in behavior in response to the commands of others  
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stereotype   a set of generalized beliefs and expectations about a particular group and its members  
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prejudice   a negative (or positive) evaluation of a particular group and its members  
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discrimination   behavior directed toward individuals on the basis of their membership in a particular group  
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self-fulfilling prophecy   expectations about the occurrence of a future event or behavior that act to increase the likelihood the event or behavior will occur  
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proximity   the more time you spend with someone, the more likely you are to like them  
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exposure   becoming familiar with something or someone can evoke positive feelings  
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similarity   the more similar other are, the more we like them  
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physical attractiveness   beautiful equals good  
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passionate (or romantic) love   a state of intense absorption in someone that includes intense physiological arousal, psychological interest, and caring for the needs of another  
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companionate love   the strong affection we have for those with whom our lives are deeply involved  
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decision/commitment   the initial thoughts that one loves someone and the longer-term feelings of commitment to maintain love  
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intimacy component   feelings of closeness and connectedness  
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passion component   the motivational drives relating to sex, physical closeness, and romance  
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aggression   the intentional injury of, or harm to, another person  
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prosocial behavior   helping behavior  
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altruism   helping behavior that is beneficial to others but clearly requires self-sacrifice  
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