________ is a complex behavior and there is no one spot that controls it in the brain.
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David Napolitan
________ and George Goethals showed the fundamental l attribution error in an experiment.
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Charles Osgood
________ advocated a strategy of Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension- Reduction (GRIT)
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Frustration creates
________ anger which can start aggression.
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availability heuristic
The ________ is the tendency to estimate the frequency of an event by how readily it comes to mind.
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Social contagion
________ is not confined to behavior.
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Physical attractiveness
________ also predicts how often people date and how popular they feel.
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Peripheral Route Persuasion
________:** occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speakers attractiveness.
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Peoples attractiveness
________ is surprisingly unrelated to their self- esteem and happiness.
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GRIT
When ________ is applied, one side first announces its recognition of mutual interests and its intent to reduce tension.
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Aversive stimuli hot temperatures
________, physical pain, personal insults, foul odors, cigarette smoke, crowding- can evoke hostility.
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international exchange
The power of cooperative activity to make friends of former enemies has led psychologists to urge increased ________ and cooperation.
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Biology
________ does influence aggression in 3 levels.
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aggressive responses
Alcohol also unleashes ________ to frustrations.
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Self interest
________ underlies all human interactions, that our constant goal is to maximize rewards and minimize costs.
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Self Disclosure
________:** the act of revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.
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external influences
Attitudes are especially likely to affect behavior when ________ are minimal.
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override differences
Superordinate Goals:** shared goals that ________ among people and require their cooperation.
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presence of bystanders
The ________ reduces brain activation in the motor cortex, signaling that we dont need to take action.
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Self Disclosure
________:** the act of revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.
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Mirror Image Perceptions
________:** mutual views often held by conflicting people, as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive.
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Central route persuasion
________ offers evidence and arguments that trigger careful thinking.
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Persuaders
________ try to influence our behavior by changing our attitudes.
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Suggestibility
________ and mimicry are subtle types of conformity.
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Mirror Image Perceptions
________:** mutual views often held by conflicting people, as when each side sees itself as ethical and peaceful and views the other side as evil and aggressive.
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Mediators
________ can replace a competitive win- lose orientation with a cooperative win- win orientation that leads to a mutually beneficial resolution.
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Social Trap
________:** a situation in which the conflicting parties, by each pursuing their self- interest rather than the good of the group, become caught in mutually destructive behavior.
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cognitive appraisal
Emotions have two ingredients- physical arousal plus ________.
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Situational factors
________, such as strong social pressures, can override the attitude behavior connection.
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Altruism
________ became a major concern of social psychologists after an especially vile act.
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theory notes
Scapegoat ________ that when things go wrong, finding someone to blame can provide a target for our negative emotions.
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MAOA gene
________ (sometimes called the warrior gene) helps break down neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin.
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Humans
________ are less sensitive to hormonal changes.
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Hindsight bias amplifies
________ victim blaming.
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Fundamental Attribution
________ Error:** the tendency for observers, when analyzing others behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition.
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positive absorption
Passionate Love:** an aroused state of intense ________ in another, usually present at the beginning of a romantic relationship.
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Natural mimicry
________ enables us to empathize.
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reciprocity norm
The ________ is the expectation that we should return help, not harm, to those who have helped us.
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Peripheral Route Persuasion
________:** occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speakers attractiveness.
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Social Psychology
________:** the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
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attitudes follow behavior principle
The ________ has a heartening implication.
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aggressive responses
Alcohol also unleashes ________ to frustrations.
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Mere Exposure
________ Effect:** the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them.
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realistic appraisal of alternatives
Groupthink**: the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision- making group overrides a(n) ________.
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Arousal
________ from any source can enhance one emotion or another, depending on how we interpret and label the ________.
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Bystander
________ Effect:** the tendency for any given ________ to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.
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MAOA gene
________ (sometimes called the warrior gene) helps break down neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin.
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Cognitive Dissonance
________ Theory:** the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent.
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Aggression
________ varies too much between culture, eras, and people to be considered an instinct.
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