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| tendency to attribute internal causes more often for other people's behavior and external attributions more often for one's own behavior |
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| overt belief in equal treatment of the sexes joined with a lingering, often unstated, belief that women should be treated differently |
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| thought processes we use to assign causes to our own behavior and to the behavior of others |
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| consciously expressing the idea that all people are equal but nevertheless unintentionally discriminating against some groups |
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| comparisons of one person's behavior with that of others |
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| observations of how a person's behavior varies from one time to another |
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| in social behavior, unequal treatment of different groups of people |
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| observations of how a person's behavior varies from one object or social partner to another |
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| explanation for someone's behavior based on the current situation, including events that presumably would influence almost anyone |
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| fundamental attribution error |
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| tendency to make internal attributions for people's behavior, even when an observer sees evidence for an external influence |
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| implicit association test |
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| procedure that measures how fast someone responds to a category that combines a topic with pleasant words or with unpleasant words |
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| explanation based on someone's individual characteristics, such as attitudes, personality traits, or abilities |
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| attitude of accepting, recognizing, and enjoying differences among groups |
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| unfavorable stereotype; a negative attitude toward a group of people |
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| tendency to be more influenced by the first information learned about someone than by later information about the same person |
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| expectation that alters one's behavior in such a way as to increase the probability of the predicted event |
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| self-handicapping strategies |
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| techniques for intentionally putting oneself at a disadvantage to provide an excuse for an expected failure |
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| attributions that people adopt to maximize their credit for their successes and to minimize their blame for their failures |
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| social perception and cognition |
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| process of gathering and remembering information about others and making inferences based on that information |
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| overgeneralization of either positive or negative attitudes toward a group of people |
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