AP PSYCH UNIT 1
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theycallmefisher on January 31, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Fundamental Attribution Theory | the tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition |
| Normative Social Influence | influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval |
| Informational Social Influence | influence resulting from one's willingness to accept others' opinions about reality |
| Social Loafing | the tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable |
| Group Polarization | the enhancement of a group's prevailing attitudes through discussion within the group |
| Ingroup Bias | the tendency to favor one's own group |
| Scapegoat Theory | the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame |
| Frustration-Aggression principle. | the principle that frustration- the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal- creates anger which can generate aggression |
| Social Trap | a situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior |
| Altruism | the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
| Bystander Effect | the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present |
| GRIT | Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction, strategy designed to decrease international tensions. |
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