social psychology pt 1 Flashcards

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social psychology

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field of psychology that examines how people impact or affect each other, with particular focus on the power of the situation

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situationism

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describes a perspective that behavior and actions are determined by the immediate environment and surroundings; a view promoted by social psychologists

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dispositionism

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describes a perspective common to personality psychologists, which asserts that our behavior is determined by internal factors, such as personality traits and temperament

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internal factor

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internal attribute of a person, such as personality traits or temperament

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individualistic culture

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culture that focuses on individual achievement and autonomy

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collective culture

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culture that focuses on communal relationships with others such as family, friends, and community

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actor-observer bias

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phenomenon of explaining other people’s behaviors are due to internal factors and our own behaviors are due to situational forces

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self-serving bias

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tendency for individuals to take credit by making dispositional or internal attributions for positive outcomes and situational or external attributions for negative outcomes

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attribution

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explanation for the behavior of other people

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just-world hypothesis

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ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve

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