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attribution theory ANS - the theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting the situation or
the person's disposition
Fundamental Attribution Error ANS - the tendency for observers to underestimate the situation in a
person's behavior
Attitudes ANS - feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular
way to objects, people, and events
Central Route to Persuasion ANS - occurs when people focus on arguments and respond with favorable
thoughts
Peripheral Route to Persuasion ANS - occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a
speaker's attractiveness
foot- in-the-door phenomenon ANS - the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request
to comply later with a larger request; Stanley Milligram electric shock experiment
door-in-the-face phenomenon ANS - large request followed by a small request
role ANS - a set of norms about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave
cognitive dissonance theory ANS - the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel
when 2 of our thoughts (cognition) are inconsistent
Doomsday preppers: Festinger
Money and tasks experiment
, conformity ANS - adjusting one's behavior or thinking coincide with a group standard
normative social influence ANS - influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval or avoid
disapproval
informational social influence ANS - influence resulting from one's willingness to accept other's
opinions about reality
social facilitation ANS - stronger responses on simple, well learned tasks in the presence of others
social loafing ANS - more people in a group, each person assumes less responsibility or work
deindividualism ANS - the loss of self awareness and self restraint occurring in group situation ,
example: Lord of the Flies
group polarization ANS - When people with similar views talk about their beliefs, their views strengthen
groupthink ANS - the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony overrides a realistic
appraisal of alternatives
Examples: Pearl Harbor
prejudice ANS - an unjustifiable and negative attitude towards a group
Isn't always negativean unjustifiable and negative attitude towards a group
Isn't always negative
sterotype ANS - a generalized belief about a group of people
discrimination ANS - unjustifiable negative behavior towards a group and its members
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