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| In 'groupthink' theory, this is the term for group members who 'protect' the group from negative info: |
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| this part of your brain plays the most important role in inhibiting aggression; in peeps diagnosed w/ antisocial personality disorder it's often reduced in size by 15% |
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| The research on this aggression-related effect could be summarized as "it feels good, but it tends to backfire" |
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| the 2 biochemical factors most closely related to aggression are testosterone and this neurotransmitter |
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| Closely related to frustration-aggression, this concept refers to people's tendency to judge their outcomes by comparing to others', leaving them frustrated if others seem to have more |
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| this is the term for helping w no conscious expectation of any reinforcement |
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| This is the characteristic of helping situations that was studied in the Princeton Theo Seminary experiment |
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| This is the name given to describe the lack of helping by eyewitnesses, esp when there are many of them |
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| This term was coined to describe individ diffs in the tendency to think of life as "fair" |
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| Women are generally more helpful than men in situations where there is no danger; this is the psychological factor usually called on to explain this gender diff |
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| the basic mental structures that rep the building blocks of stereotyping |
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| of more, less, or equally prejudiced, the one that applies to peeps who identify themselves as "spiritually commmitted" |
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| this is the term for our tendency to rate our own groups more favorably than groups we aren't part of, even when we know nothing about the oth group |
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| outgroup homogeneity effect |
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| this refers to the tendency to see peeps in oth groups as less varied than those in our own group |
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| authoritarian personality |
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| this "personality" characteristic is associated w political conservativism, obedience to authority, and extreme ethnocentrism |
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| we tend to like those who like us; this is the psychological principle at work in this attraction phenom |
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| This is what Festinger would say you feel when you argue against a position you believe in |
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| this type of group elicits the most conformity, but this can lead to groupthink |
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| people w high levels of this tend to pay more attention to the arguments in a message, and form attitudes that are better predictors of behavior |
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| people are better able to resist persuasion if their attitudes have previously been attacked; McGuire used this term to describe this process |
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| Some Americans didn't feel obliged to help the Tutsis in Rwanda b/c of their belief that they prob brought it on themselves; what mindset does this reflect? |
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| being in a group or wearing a disguise can produce this experience; your identity is "lost" |
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| This is a third party who studies both sides of a conflict and imposes a settlement |
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| when someone is persuaded to change their attitude based on superficialities like the fame of a celeb endorser, this has been used |
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| Fundamental Attribution Error |
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| This error occurs b/c we tend to underestimate the influence of situational factors on the actions of others |
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| Under conformity pressure, ___ of U.S. military officers agreed that they were unsure whether they would make good leaders |
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| the 'suspension bridge' study was a demo of this phenom, when we falsely id the origin of our feelings |
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| b/c of heightened levels of this, eyewitnesses in fear-producing situations tend to have a narrow focus and often aren't good @ iding the perpetrator |
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| studied extensively by Moscovici, this phenom was observed quite dramatically in 12 Angry Men, starting w Juror #8 |
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| consistent w this theory, the Hutus aggressed against the Tutsis perhaps in part of b/c of a failing economy, and Tutsi oppression of Hutus in years past |
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| this term refers to a specific instance of the similarity effect; it involves couples and their physical appearance |
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| term that describes "positive" stereotypes such as "women are good cooks" or "Blacks are good @ basketball" |
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| this is the term for prejudice that's outside of conscious awareness |
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| research shows that peeps that suffer from this tendency think their actions can influence things that are really completely random |
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| in 12 Angry Men, Juror #12 bounced "back and forth like a tennis ball", meaning he was a victim of this C word |
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| realistic conflict theory |
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| Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa, and relies economically on farmland, w 2 ethnic groups competing for it. this theory is most relevant: |
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| "Nobody else was rushing to send in their troops"- what concept from the helping research does this quote, by a U.S. official speaking about Rwanda, reflect? |
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| What aggression theory is most relevant to understanding the influence of violent vid games? |
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| procrastinating rather than studying for a major exam is a form of this; it helps protect self-esteem |
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| he planned on studying conformity, but Milgram is known instead for research on this |
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| What area of social psych is most likely being studied if the researchers are using the Prisoners Dilemma Game? |
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| An experiment conducted in natural, real-life settings, outside the lab |
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| Much of the Hutu violence seemed to have no goal other than causing injury or death to the victim; meaning it was this type of aggression |
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