Term
|
Definition
| The problem of inconsistency between attitudes and behavior |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| How easily something comes to mind |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The view that people live in social worlds based on certain beliefs (assumptions) about reality |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The finding that people's attitudes become more extreme as they reflect on them |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Global evaluations toward some object or issue |
|
|
Term
| Balance Theory (P-O-X Theory) |
|
Definition
| The idea that relationships among one person (P), the other person (O), and an attitude object (X) may be either balanced or unbalanced |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An individual's plans to perform the behavior in question |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The finding that once beliefs form, they are resistant to change, even if the information on which they are based is discredited |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Pieced of information about something; facts or opinions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A type of learning in which, through repeated pairings, a neutral stimulus comes to evoke a conditioned response |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The idea that beliefs play a central role in helping people cope with and recover from misfortune |
|
|
Term
| Cognitive Dissonance Theory |
|
Definition
| The theory that inconsistencies produce psychological discomfort, leading people to rationalize their behavior or change their attitudes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A response that, through repeated pairings, is evoked by a formerly neutral stimulus |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A neutral stimulus that, through repeated pairings with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to evoke a conditioned response |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The general term for how people attempt to deal with traumas and go back to functioning effectively in life |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Reflective responses that people think more carefully about |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Comparing oneself to people who are worse off |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The tendency for people to come to like things simple because they see or encounter them repeatedly |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A stimulus that initially evokes no response |
|
|
Term
| Operant Conditioning (Instrumental Conditioning) |
|
Definition
| A type of learning in which people are more likely to repeat behaviors that have been rewarded and less likely to repeat behaviors that have been punished |
|
|
Term
| Perceived Behavioral Control |
|
Definition
| An individual's beliefs about whether he or she can actually perform the behavior in question |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Cognitive dissonance experienced after making a difficult choice, typically reduced by increasing the attractiveness of the chosen alternative and decreasing the attractiveness of rejected alternatives |
|
|
Term
| Social Leaning (Observational learning, Imitation, Vicarious Learning) |
|
Definition
| A type of learning in which people are more likely to imitate behaviors if they have seen others rewarded for performing them, and less likely to imitate behaviors if they have seen others punished for performing them (Slot Machine) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An attribute or characteristic that is perceived as negative or considered socially unacceptable (Obesity, poor, mentally ill) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An individual's perceptions about whether significant others think he or she should perform the behavior in question |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A naturally occurring response (Salvation) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A stimulus (Meat powder) that naturally evokes a particular response (Salvation) |
|
|
