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Outgroup

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Them - those perceived as different or apart from one’s ingroup.

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Ingroup Bias

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The tendency to favor one’s own group.

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Scapegoat Theory

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The theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.

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Just-World Phenomenon

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The tendency of people to believe that the world is just and that people deserve what they get or get what they deserve.

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Aggression

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Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.

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Frustration-Aggression Principle

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The principle that frustration - the blocking of an attempt to achieve a goal - creates anger, which can generate aggression.

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Conflict

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A perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas.

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Social Trap

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A situation in which the conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing their self-interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior.

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Mere Exposure Effect

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The phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them.

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Passionate Love

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An aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually present at the beginning of a relationship.

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Companionate Love

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The deep affectionate attachment we feel for those whom our lives are intertwined.

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Equity

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A condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it.

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Self-Disclosure

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Revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.

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Altruism

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Unselfish regard for the welfare of others.

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Bystander Effect

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The tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.

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Social Exchange Theory

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The theory that our social behavior is an exchange process, the aim which is to maximize benefits and minimize costs.

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Reciprocity Norm

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An expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them.

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Social Responsibility Norm

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An expectation that people will help those dependent upon them.

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Superordinate Goals

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Shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation.

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Ingroup

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Us - people with whom one shares a common identity.