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Social Psychology |
The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another. |
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Attribution Theory |
The baby sitter blames the childs hyper active waays on his personality and not the candy from his easter basket. |
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Fundemental Attribution Error |
Joe's friends underestimated his alchohol abuse. |
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Attitude |
John has a different feeling about the campaign than Sam. |
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Foot-in-door Phenomenon |
Larry constantly asks Rick for money ever since the first tiime he let him borrow money. |
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Cognitive Dissonance |
Jonathon contradicts himself in a dicussion about cars because he actually thinks a hemi is faster but agrees to the small block. |
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Conformity |
Sue changes her hairstyle because all of her friends were doing it. |
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Obedience |
Terry's children listen to what she says because of her authority over them. |
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Social Facilititation |
Kenny works harder when he's with his friends because they are all honor roll students. |
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Social Loafing |
Asia doesn't participate in group activities because she knows someone will do it for her. |
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Deindividuation |
E.J. loses his self when he's around fellow gang members. |
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Group Polarization |
The class debated on the election to make more sense of the polls of 2004. |
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Group Think |
The mathletes think together to work more efficient. |
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Self -fulfilling prophecy |
Allen is much better at playing basketball infront of family and friends than by himself. |
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Disposition |
It was hard to belive that the cheif of police was on a crime spree during the riots. |