Attribution & Social Thinking
We blame others' bad behavior on their personality but blame our own on the situation. What is this bias called?
Fundamental Attribution Error
When a group agrees with a bad decision to maintain harmony, what phenomenon occurs?
Groupthink
According to the Big Five, this trait measures whether someone is organized or careless
Conscientiousness
concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases--alarm, resistance, exhaustion.
General Adaptation Syndrome
The scientific study of human functioning, with the goals of discovering and promoting strength and virtues that help individuals thrive.
What is Positive Psychology?
This theory explains how we interpret people's behavior as either dispositional or situational. What is this called?
Attribution Theory
This effect occurs when people are less likely to help when others are present.
Bystander Effect
Freud's theory divides personality into three parts: the id, ego, and _____.
Superego
Good stress that motivates you is called _____, while bad stress is _____. (Fill in the blank)
Eustress/Distress
This biomedical treatment involves gradually exposing a person to their feared stimulus to reduce anxiety responses.
What is Exposure Therapy?
Sarah got an A and says she's smart, but when she fails, she blames the teacher. What bias is this?
Self-Serving Bias
Getting someone to agree to a small request first increases the chance they'll agree to a bigger one
Foot in the Door Technique
Bandura's theory that behavior, environment, and personal factors all influence each other
Reciprocal Determinism
This coping strategy focuses on managing your emotions rather than solving the problem.
Emotion Focused Coping
A culturally specific syndrome characterized by intense emotional distress, often associated with a stressful event.
What is Ataque De Nervios?
The belief that people get what they deserve, whether good or bad
Just World Phenomenon
When group discussion pushes members toward more extreme positions, what happens?
Group Polarization
Rogers and Maslow emphasized free will and striving toward self-actualization. This is the _____ theory
Humanistic
A belief or expectation that influences a person's behavior in a way that causes the belief to come true.
What is Self-fulfilling Prophecy?
A group of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience.
What are Personality Disorders?
Internal locus of control means you believe _____, while external means _____ controls your outcomes
(fill in the blanks)
You/fate (or luck)
Losing your sense of self in a group and acting without personal responsibility
Deindividuation
Your belief in your ability to succeed in a specific task.
Self-Efficacy
Influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval and avoid disapproval.
What is Normative Social Influence?
What is apart of the biopsychosocial model?
All aspects of life.