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Fundamental Attribution Error The tendency, when analyzing another's behavior, to overestimate the influence of personal traits and underestimate the effects of the situation Feelings, often based on our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request A set of expectations about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave Cognitive Dissonance Theory The theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) clash. For example, when we become aware that our attitudes and our actions don't match, we may change our attitudes so that we feel more comfortable Adjusting our behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard Stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others The tendency for people in a group to exert less effort when pooling their efforts toward attaining a common goal than when individually accountable The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity Strengthening of a group's preexisting attitudes through discussions within the group The mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives An unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and its members. Prejudice generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action A generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members The tendency to believe that the world is just and people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get "Us"-people with whom we share a common identity "Them"- those perceived as different or apart from our group The tendency to favor our own group The theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame The tendency to recall faces of one's own race more accurately than faces of other races Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy
Frustration-Aggression Principle The principle that frustration- the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal- creates anger, which can generate aggression Culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations The phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them An aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship The deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined A condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to others Unselfish concerns for the welfare of others The tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present A perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas Mutual views often held by conflicting people, as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive Shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation focusNode Didn't know it? Knew it?  Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into
your web page. Psychology Eighth Edition by David G. Myers
What is the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger?Scapegoat Theory: The theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame for your (or your society's) problems.
Which theory suggests that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame when things go wrong in their lives?Which theory most clearly suggests that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame when things go wrong? the mere exposure effect.
What are the social roots of prejudice?The social roots of prejudice include social inequalities and divisions. Higher-status groups often justify their privileged position with the just-world phenomenon. We tend to favor our own group (in-group bias) as we divide ourselves into "us" (the ingroup) and "them" (the outgroup).
What occurs when someone's belief about others leads one to act in ways that induce the others to appear to confirm the belief?Behavioral Confirmation—A type of self-fulfilling prophecy in which people's social expectations lead them to behave in ways that cause others to confirm their expectations.
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