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| Situational VS. Dispositional |
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| John failed that test because it was too hard, because he was distracted |
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| Circumstances VS. Personality |
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| John failed because he's not that smart, because he's lazy |
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| An unpleasant sate of psychological tension or arousal (dissonance) that occurs when two thoughts or perceptions (cognitions) are inconsistant; typically results from the awareness that attitudes and behavioir are in conflict |
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| A negative attitude toward people who belong to a specific social group. |
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| A cluster of characteristics that are associated with all members of a specific social group, often including qualities that are unrelated to the objective criteria that define the group. |
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| The tendency to adjust one's behavior, attitudes, or beliefs to group norms in response to real or imagined group pressure. |
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| The performance of an action in response to the direct orders of an authority or person of higher status. |
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| Helping another person with no expectations of personal reward or benefit. |
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| Kitty Genovese (Diffusion of Responsibility) |
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| Girl murdered, witnesses all thought someone else would call |
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| Diffusion of responsibility |
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| In organized or anonymous groups, we assume others will take responsibility, so we tend not to act. |
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