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Attribution Theoryexplaining someones behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition
Fundamental Attribution Errorobservers underestimate the impact of situation and overestimates the impact of personal disposition
Attitudefeelings based on our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects,people,and events
Foot- in- Door Phenomenonpeople who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
Cognitive Dissonance Theorywe act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent

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Creator aminatak
Created April 22, 2009
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Subject AP Psychology
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