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- 1. KEY TERMS for PSYCHOLOGY 13 -- SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY You may wish to print these pages as a partial study guide. Note that this list of key terms is not intended as a replacement for reading the text. The best way, in my opinion, to understand the terms that are not "obvious" after reading the definition, is to think of real or hypothetical examples that illustrate the concepts. More on this in class! Myers, D. G. (2013). Social Psychology 11th ed. McGraw Hill. New York, NY. Chapter 1 Introducing Social Psychology Social Psychology Social Neuroscience Culture Social Representations Hindsight Bias Theory Hypothesis Field Research Correlational Research Experimental Research Correlation and causations Random Sample Framing Independent Variable Dependent Variable Random Assignment Mundane Realism Experimental Realism Deception Demand Characteristics Informed Consent Debriefing PART 1 Social Thinking Chapter 2 The Self in a Social World Spotlight Effect
- 2. Illusion of Transparency Self-concept Self-schema Possible Selves Social Comparison Individualism Independent self Collectivism Interdependent self Planning fallacy Impact Bias Immune Neglect Dual Attitude system Terror Management theory Self-esteem (not a highlignted term) Self-Efficacy Locus of Control Learned Helplessness Self-serving Bias Self-serving Attributions Defensive Pessimism False Consensus Effect False Uniqueness Effect Group Serving Bias Self-handicapping Self-presentation Self-monitoring Chapter 3 Social Beliefs and Judgments Priming Embodied cognition (unique to the 11th edition) Belief Preservation Misinformation Effect Controlled Processing Automatic Processing Overconfidence Phenomenon Confirmation Bias Heuristic Representative Heuristic Availability Heuristic Counterfactual Thinking Illusory Correlation Illusion of Control Regression Toward the Average Misattribution
- 3. Attribution Theory Dispositional Attribution Situational Attribution Spontaneous Trait Inference Fundamental Attribution Error Self-fulfilling Prophecy Behavioral Confirmation Chapter 4 Behavior and Attitudes Attitude Implicity Association Test (IAT) Role Foot-in-the Door Phenomenon Low-ball Technique Cognitive Dissonance Selective exposure Insufficient Justification Self-perception Theory Facial Feedback Effect Overjustification Effect (also seen in Ch. 12) Self-affirmation Theory PART 2 Social Influence Chapter 5 Genes, Culture, and Gender Natural Selection Evolutionary Psychology Culture Norms Personal Space Gender Empathy (also seen in Ch. 12) Aggression Androgynous Gender Role Interaction
- 4. Chapter 6 Conformity and Obedience Conformity Compliance Obedience Acceptance Autokinetic phenomenon Cohesiveness Normative Influence Informational Influence Reactance Chapter 7 Persuasion Persuasion Central Route to Persuasion Peripheral Route to Persuasion Credibility Sleeper Effect Attractiveness Primacy Effect Recency Effect Channel of Communication Two-step Flow of Communication Need for Cognition Cult (also called New Religious Movement) Attitude Inoculation Chapter 8 Group Influence Group Co-actors Social Facilitation Evaluation Apprehension Social Loafing Free Riders Deindividuation Self-Awareness Group Polarization Social Comparison Pluralistic Ignorance Groupthink Leadership Task Leadership Social Leadership
- 5. Transformational Leadership PART 3 Social Relationships Chapter 9 Prejudice: Disliking Others Prejudice Stereotype Discrimination Racism Sexism Social Dominance Orientation Ethnocentric Authoritarian Personality Realistic Group Conflict Social Identity Ingroup Outgroup In-group Bias Terror Management Outgroup Homogeneity Effect Own-race Bias Stigma Consciousness Group-serving Bias Just-world Phenomenon Subtyping Subgrouping Stereotype Threat Chapter 10 Aggression: Hurting Others Aggression Hostile Aggression Instrumental Aggression Instinctive Behavior Frustration-aggression Theory Frustration Displacement Relative Deprivation Social Learning Theory Prosocial Behavior Social Scripts Catharsis Chapter 11 Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others
- 6. Need to Belong Proximity Mere-exposure Effect Matching Phenomenon Physical Attractiveness Stereotype Complementarity Ingratiation Reward Theory of Attraction Passionate Love Two-factor Theory of Emotion Companionate Love Secure Attachment Avoidant Attachment Insecure Attachment Equity Self-disclosure Disclosure Reciprocity Chapter 12 Helping Altruism Social Exchange Theory Egoism Reciprocity Norm Social Capital Social Responsibility Norm Kin Selection Empathy Bystander Effect Door-in-the-face Technique Moral Exclusion Overjustification Effect Chapter 13 Conflict and Peacemaking Conflict Peace Social Trap Tragedy of the Commons Non-zero-sum Game Mirror-image Perceptions Equal-status Contact Superordinate Goal Bargaining Mediation Arbitration
- 7. Integrative Agreements GRIT PART 4 Applying Social Psychology Chapter 14 Social Psychology in the Clinic Clinical Psychology Explanatory Style Behavioral Medicine Health Psychology Chapter 15 Social Psychology in Court Misinformation Effect Reactance Chapter 16 Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future Adaptation-level Phenomenon Social Comparison