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| The process through which we seek to know and understand other people and ourselves |
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| The process through which we interpret, remember, and then use information about the social world |
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| A complex belief that reflects a principle, standard, or quality considered by the individual as the most desirable or appropriate |
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| Psychological tensions caused by the perceived mismatch (dissonance) between (1) attitudes and behavior, (2) two or more decisions, or (3) two or more attitudes |
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| The tendency to be closed minded, rigid, and inflexible in one's opinions and subsequent behavior |
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| The process through which we seek to explain and identify the causes of the behavior of others as well as our own actions |
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| The generalized beliefs that the control of one's reinforcements rests either on controllable internal factors (internal locus of control) or on uncontrollable external factors (external locus of control) |
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| The tendency to take credit for successes and avoid responsibility for failures |
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| The tendency to explain one's own success as a result of external factors, and one's failure as a result of personal mistakes or weaknesses |
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| The perceived predominant behavioral and psychological features and traits common in most people of a nation |
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| Traits or characteristics generally attributed to all members of specific groups |
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