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Who is most likely to be a victim of bullying?
Someone who has big reactions
What is self talk and looking at the ways in which we think about ourselves?
intrapersonal
In the United States people tend to have the belief that people get the outcomes they deserve. What is this hypothesis?
just-world hypothesis
What is psychological discomfort arising from holding 2 or more inconsistent attitudes or behaviors?
cognitive dissonance
What is the defense mechanism where someone creates a logical, inaccurate explanation for an action or feeling?
rationalizing
What does Sternberg call a relationship that has passion and intimacy, but no commitment?
romantic love
What is the theory that changes in behavior are more often due to factors of the situation than factors of personality?
situationism
We tend to value goals and achievements that…
we put a lot of effort into
What is the term for when a person gets a person to agree to bestow a small favor or to buy a small item, only to later request a larger favor
foot-in-the-door technique
Holding stereotypes and harboring prejudice may lead to acts such as excluding, or out-right mistreatment of a group. What is this act known as?
discrimination
Sternberg states that a healthy relationship will have 3 components of love (intimacy, passion, and commitment). What is this known as for Sternberg?
consummate love
What is a behavior that is determined by internal factors (genes, traits, character qualities)?
dispositionism
What is a group’s expectation of what is appropriate and acceptable?
social norms
What is a change in a person’s behavior to go along with a group, even if he/she does not agree with the group?
conformity
What is a feeling about a group of people that may influence negative treatment of that group?
prejudice
What part of psychology studies individuals in a social context and how situational variables interact to influence behavior?
Social psychology
What is the term for failing to recognize when the behavior of another is due to situational variables?
fundamental attribution error
What is a person’s knowledge about the sequence of events expected?
script
What is a change of an individual’s behavior to comply with a demand by an authority figure?
obedience
A group that we identify with or see ourselves as belonging to.
in-group
What is speaking with others and inter group relationships?
interpersonal
We have a tendency to explain our successes due to internal characteristics, but to explain our failures as due to external factors. What is the term for this
self-serving bias
What is one’s evaluation of a person, an idea, or an object?
attitude
What was Stanley Milgram attempting to measure in his experiment with learning and electric shock?
obedience
What is the act of blaming an out-group when the in-group experiences frustration?
scapegoating