Chapters 18-19
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Group Polarization | occurs when the majority's point of view is reinforced and an extreme view dominates. |
| Aggression | A behavior that is intended to cause psychical or psychological harm |
| Ideology | A group with a common IDEOLOGY shares a set of principles, attitude, and defined objectives for which the group stands |
| Conformity | involves any behavior that an individual engages in because of direct/indirect pressure |
| Social Inhibition | The tendency to perform poorly infront of a group |
| Deindividuation | occurs when people lose their sense of self and follow group behaviors |
| Catharsis | Punching a pillow is an example of? |
| Social Facilitation | The tendency to perform better in the presence of a group |
| Obiedency | Behaving according to the authority of group norms or customs |
| Bystander Effect | occurs when person refrains from taking action because of the presence of others |
| Utility Value | A friend who is able to give you his or her time and resources to help you achieve your goals |
| Non- Verbal Communication | waving at someone to get their attention is an example of what? |
| Stereotypes | Assumptions made about a group |
| Physical Proximity | refers to the distance from one another that people live or work |
| Social Cognition | The study of how people, perceive store and retrieve information about social interactions |
| Self serving Bias | Claiming personal positive occurrence and blaming others for negative |
| Generation Identity | The tendency for members of a different generation to think differently |
| Attribution Theory | Analysis of how we interpret and understand other people's behavior |
| Stimulation Value | Friend who help try new experiences |
| Complementarity | Attraction between opposites |
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