Chapter 14 vocabulary on Social Psychology
Mr. Magnusen's AP Psychology Class
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| 163707046 | Social Psychology | the branch of psychology that studies the effects of social variables and cognitions on individual behavior and social interactions | 0 | |
| 163707047 | Social Context | the combination of people, activities, interactions, setting, and expectations that influence behavior | 1 | |
| 163707048 | Situationalism | the view that environmental conditions influence people as much or more than their personality | 2 | |
| 163707049 | Dispositionism | the tendency to attribute behavior to internal factors such as genes and personality | 3 | |
| 163707050 | Social Role | one of several socially defined patterns of behavior that are wxpected of persons in a given setting or group. | 4 | |
| 163707051 | Script | a cluster of knowledge about the sequence of events and actions expected to occur in a particular setting | 5 | |
| 163707052 | Social Norms | unwritten rules of society that dictate attitudes and behaviors | 6 | |
| 163707053 | Asch Effect | the influence of a group majority on an inviduals judgement (applies to conformity) | 7 | |
| 163707054 | Conformity | the tendency for people to adopt the behaviors, attitudes, and opinions of members of a group. | 8 | |
| 163707055 | Groupthink | individual conforms his opinions to that of the group | 9 | |
| 163707056 | Diffusion of Responsibility | weakening of each group member's obligation to act when responsibility is perceived to be shared with all group members | 10 | |
| 163707057 | Social Reality | an individual's subjective interpretation of other people and of relationships with them | 11 | |
| 163707058 | Reward Theory of Attraction | view that says we search for the most rewarding relationships that cost us the least | 12 | |
| 163707059 | Principle of Proximity | the notion that we are more attracted to those nearby us | 13 | |
| 163707060 | Similarity principle | the notion that people are attracted to people most similar to them | 14 | |
| 163707061 | Matching Hypothesis | the prediction that most people find friends and lovers that are on the same "level" of attractiveness | 15 | |
| 163707062 | Expectancy-value theory | a thery saying people weigh the benefits of a relationship against the negatives and predict if it will be successful before persuing it | 16 | |
| 163707063 | Cognitive Dissonance | a highly motivating state in which people have conflicting cognitions, especially when their voluntary actions conflict with their attitudes | 17 | |
| 163707064 | Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) | the tendency to ignore external factors and emphasize internal cause | 18 | |
| 163707065 | Self-Serving Bias | one takes credit for success but denies responsibilty of failure | 19 | |
| 163707066 | Prejudice | a negative attitude toward an individual based on membership of a group | 20 | |
| 163707067 | Discrimination | a negative action taken against an individual based on membership of a group | 21 | |
| 163707068 | In-group | the group with which an individual identifies | 22 | |
| 163707069 | Social Distance | the perceived difference or similarity between oneself and another person | 23 | |
| 163707070 | Out-group | the outside group with which an individual identifies | 24 | |
| 163707071 | Scapegoating | blaming an innocent individual or group for one's own troubles | 25 | |
| 163707072 | Social Facilitation | an increase of an individual's performance based on being in a group | 26 | |
| 163707073 | Social Loafing | a decrease in performance based on being in a group | 27 | |
| 163707074 | Deindividualism | Occurs when group members lose their sense of personal identity and responsibility and the group "assumes" responsibility for their behavior | 28 | |
| 163707075 | Group Polarization | when individuals in a group have similar, though not identical, views, their opinions become more extreme | 29 | |
| 163707076 | Romantic Love | a temporary and highly emotional condition based on infatuation and sexual desire | 30 | |
| 163707077 | Triangular Theory of Love | a theory that describes various kinds of love based on three components - passion(erotic attraction) , intimacy(sharing feelings and confiding), and commitment (dedication to putting the relationship before one's life) | 31 | |
| 163707078 | Violence and Aggression | terms that refer to behavior that is intended to cause harm | 32 | |
| 163707079 | Cohesiveness | solidarity, loyalty, and a sense of group membership | 33 | |
| 163707080 | Mutual interdependence | a shared sense that individuals or groups need each other in order to achieve common goals | 34 |
