when something bad happens, blame external forces (I got a 1 on the AP exam because my teacher sucks); when something good happens, blame internal forces (I got a 5 on the AP exam because I'm really smart)…tends to be absent in depressed individuals
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companionate love
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type of love that contains intimacy and commitment; slow to develop but enduring type of love
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passionate love
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type of love that contains intense feelings and sexual attraction; quick to develop but typically short lasting type of love
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discrimination
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negative ACTIONS directed against a person or group
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hostile aggression
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unplanned aggression typically associated with anger (Ex. Punching a wall)
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instrumental aggression
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planned aggression towards a goal; (Ex. Defensive lineman pushing people down to get to quarterback)
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gender roles
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cultural assumptions on what the different genders are supposed to do (i.e. men "work" and women "cook")
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individualistic society
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put emphasis on individual expression; you do things for the benefit of you; the "me" culture…encourages public display of emotion (the US and western Europe are examples)
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collectivist society
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put emphasis on the family or group; you do things for the benefit of the group; the "us" culture…discourages public display of emotion (Japan, China, India are examples)
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situational attributes
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the impact of environmental factors on behavior
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Display rules (Paul Ekman)
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cultures have an impact on how much emotion on our faces can be shown in public (Japanese girls cover their mouths while laughing)
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deindividuation
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when an individual (1)loses their sense of individuality (anonymity) while part of a group, which makes them (2) more likely to commit an anti-social act (impunity)
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diffusion of responsibility
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the belief that "someone else will do it"…seen in social loafing and bystander effect
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group polarization
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tendency for members of a group discussing an issue to move toward a more extreme version of the positions they held before the discussion began
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groupthink
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when well-intentioned people make irrational or “non-optimal” decisions spurred by the urge to conform or the belief that dissent is not possible or allowed
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social facilitation
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an audience tends to enhance your performance if it is an easy task
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social inhibition
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an audience tends to hinder your performance if it is a difficult task
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social loafing
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the tendency for individuals in groups to exert less individual effort towards a common goal.
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pluristic ignorance
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when a majority of group members privately reject a norm, but go along with it because they incorrectly assume that most others publically accept it.
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scapegoat theory
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when majority groups place "blame" for something on a "minority" group
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