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psych & soc terms for new mcat_more soc than psych

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show creating optimism and encouragement of risk-taking  
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show ignoring warnings against group ideas  
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show believing group decisions are moral  
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show stereotypes constructed from group not normal to individual  
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show pressure by group to conform, viewing individual as disloyal  
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self-censorship   show
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show falsely agreeing with group  
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show members have role of protecting group  
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show individual's or group's behavior resemble that of another group  
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ethnic enclaves   show
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show preparing for future change in status, occupation, living arrangements, relationships  
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show getting rid of old behaviors to favor new ones  
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show rules of society that define acceptable behavior; behavior, speech, dress, home life  
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show observed social norms  
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social control   show
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taboo   show
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show norms that believe a certain behavior is polite, like shaking hands after tennis match  
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show penalites for misconduct to maintain social order  
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show violation of norms  
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stigma   show
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labeling theory   show
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differential association theory   show
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aka for conformity   show
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normative conformity   show
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show changing personal behavior to fit in  
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show accepting other's ideas w/out question  
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show Zimbardo's prison experiment  
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show behavioral change due to direct request  
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foot-in-the-door technique   show
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show large request made, if refused, a smaller request made  
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lowball technique   show
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show individual makes an offer, before making decision told another deal even better  
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obedience   show
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experiment showing obedience   show
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show childhood; initially learn acceptable actions and attitudes  
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secondary socialization   show
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attitude   show
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affective (attitude)   show
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behavioral (attitude)   show
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cognitive (attitude)   show
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four functions that attitudes serve   show
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show provides consistency and stability  
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show allow to communicate and solidify identity  
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show one will be accepted if normative values are demonstrated  
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ego-defensive, function of attitude   show
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show attitudes develop through different ways of learning  
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elaboration likelihood model   show
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central routine processing   show
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peripheral route processing   show
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social cognitive theory   show
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show personal factors/behavioral factors/environmental factors  
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show positions in society used to classify others  
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three types of status   show
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ascribed status   show
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show status gained by result of one's effort or choices, like being a doctor  
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show status which individual most identified  
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role   show
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show carrying out of behaviors associated with given role  
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role partner   show
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show various roles associated with status  
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show difficulty in satisfying requirements or expectations in multiple roles  
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role strain   show
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show dropping one identity for another  
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show 2+people sharing similar characteristics and sense of unity; belonging and acceptance  
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show group by association of self-selected equals interests, age, and status  
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family group   show
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show groups individual belongs  
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out-groups   show
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reference groups   show
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show interactions direct, close bonds warm, personal, intimate  
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secondary group   show
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show Gemeinshcaft und Gesellschaft; community & society  
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show technique for observing, classifying, and measuring interactions small groups  
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show based on belief 3 fundamental dimensions of interaction: dominance vs.submission; friendliness vs. unfriendliness; instrumentally controlled vs. emotionally expressive  
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show individuals compliant with group goals no matter what  
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groupthink   show
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show describes observable pattern of social relationships among individuals and groups  
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immediate networds   show
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distant networks   show
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organizations   show
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characteristic institution   show
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show rational political organization, administration, discipline and control  
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iron law of oligarchy   show
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show shift in focus towards efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control in these societies  
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show process of displaying oneself to society through culturally accepted behaviors  
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show intentions to make another perceive a certain way about a person, place or thing  
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basic model of emotional expression   show
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appraisal model   show
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social construction model   show
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show cultural expectations of emotions and when and how emotions are expressed  
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cultural syndrome   show
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impression management   show
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tactical self   show
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dramaturgical approach   show
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show authentic self; ideal self; tactical self  
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2 parts of dramaturgical approach   show
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communication   show
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verbal communication   show
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show communication intentionally or unintentionally w/o words  
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animal communication   show
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show 1.618:1. humans attracted to individuals with certain body ratios  
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show sharing one's fears, thoughts and goals  
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show people like others better when they believe a person likes them  
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show just being physically close to someone playing a role in attraction  
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show people prefer stimuli that they have been exposed to more frequently  
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show part of brain for associating stimuli and corresponding rewards or punishments; telling us whether or not something is a threat  
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______ important in managing the limbic system that manages ______ & _______   show
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show we are more likely to respond to others aggressively whenever we are feeling negative emotions  
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show secure, avoidant, ambivalent, disorganized SAAD or DAAS or DASA  
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secure attachement   show
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avoidant attachement   show
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show caregiver inconsistent; child does not consistently rely on caregiver; aka anxious-ambivalent attachement  
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disorganized attachment   show
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social support   show
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emotional support   show
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esteem support   show
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material support   show
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informational support   show
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show social support that gives someone a sense of belonging  
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foraging   show
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show hunger sensation control - later induces/ventromedial takes away  
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mating system   show
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mate choice, or intersexual selection   show
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mate bias   show
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direct benefits of mate choice   show
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show promoting better survival in offspring  
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5 mechanisms of mate choice   show
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phenotypic traits   show
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sensory bias   show
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Fisherian or runaway selection   show
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indicator traits   show
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show mechanism for reduced frequency of recessive genetic disorders in the population; attraction to others who have definitely different genes  
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show one explanation for relationship between empathy and helping behavior  
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show game theory studies sex ratios in various species, where an ESS is adopted in a group and natural selection prevents altering strategies from arising; purpose in game theory is to be more fit than competitors  
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Hawk-Dove game   show
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show altruism -/+; cooperation +/+; spite -/-; selfishness +/-  
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inclusive fitness   show
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social perception aka social cognition   show
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perceive   show
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target   show
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show the expections, impressions, and opinions about characteristics of a member of a group; cognitive  
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prejudice   show
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discrimination   show
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primacy effect   show
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show most recent information is the most important  
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reliance on central traits   show
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show cognitive bias in judgements of specific individual can do no wrong  
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show cognitive bias impression formation; good things happen to good people & bad things happen to bad people  
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self-serving bias   show
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self-enhancement   show
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show tendency for individuals to infer the causes of other people's behavior  
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two main categories for attribution theory   show
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show those relate to the person whose behavior is being considered, including his or her beliefs, attitudes, and personality characteristics  
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show those that relate to features of the surroundings, threats, money social norms and peer pressure  
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show consistent behavior of a person over time  
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show extent to which a person's behavior differs from others  
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distinctivenss cues   show
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show intentionality of a person's behavior; unexpected hurtful behavior explained with dispositional attribution  
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show we are generally biased toward making dispositional attributions rather than situational attributions, especially in negative context  
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attribute substitution   show
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show when attitudes and impressions are based on limited and superficial information about a person or a group of individuals  
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show classify stereotypes with respect to a hypothetical in-group using two dimensions: warmth and competence  
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show high warmth, low competence; low status, not competitive; group is looked down on (housewives, elderly people, disabled)  
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admiration stereotypes   show
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contemptuous stereotype   show
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envious stereotype   show
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self-fulfilling prophecy   show
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show concept of people being concerned or anxious about confirming a negative stereotype about one's social group - may cause to perform worse  
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show irrational positive or negative attitude toward a person, group or thing, prior to an actual experience with that entity  
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show ways large organizations create prejudices in others  
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power   show
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show level of respect shown to a person by others  
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show perrception of another culture as different from one's own but with the recognition that the cultural values, mores and rules of a culture fit into that culture itself  
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