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What is Agression?
any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone
What is Frustration-Aggression Principle?
Frustration creates anger, which causes agression
What are Social Scripts?
culturally provided mental files for how to act in certain situations
What is the Mere Exposure Effect?
The tendency for repeated exposure to novel stimuli to increase our liking of them
What is Passionate Love?
An aroused state of intense positive absorption in another.
What is Companionate Love?
The deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined.
What is Equity?
A condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it
What is Self Disclosure?
The act of revealing intimate aspects of ourselves to others
What is Atruism?
Unselfish regard for the welfare of others
What is the Bystander Effect?
The tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present
What is Social Exchange Theory?
The theory that our social behavior is an exchange process, the aim of which is to maximize benefits and minimize costs
What is the Reciprocity Norm?
An expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them
What is the Social-Responsibility Norm?
An expectation that people will help those needing their help
What is a Conflict?
A perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas.
What are Social Traps?
A situation in which two parties, by each pursuing their self-interest rather than the good of the group, become caught in mutually destructive behavior
What are Mirror Image Perceptions?
Mutual views often held by conflicting parties, as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive
Self-Fulfiling Prophecies
A belief that leads to its own fulfillment.
What are Superordinate Goals?
Shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation.
What is Grit?
Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction — a strategy designed to decrease international tensions
What is Cooperation?
Working with someone to achieve a goal
What is Concilation?
When a third party individual intervenes to help solve a problem
What is Communication?
Sharing information with someone
What is Contact?
Touching something or having communication with someone
What is Cultural Awareness?
When an individual is knowledgeable in their own religious beliefs aswell as the beliefs of others
What is Physical Attraction?
Feeling of being attracted to someone based off of the way that they look