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Chapter 1- Introducing Social Psychology
Social psychology,
Sociology,
Personality psychology
40  cards
Chapter 2- Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research
Hindsight bias,
Diffusion of responsibility,
Methods for answering questions a...
54  cards
Chapter 3- Social Cognition: How We Think About The Social World
2 kinds of social cognition,
Automatic thinking,
Controlled thinking
48  cards
Chapter 4: Social PErception: How We Come to Understand Other People
Nonverbal communication,
Social perception,
Facial expressions
63  cards
Chapter 5: The Self- Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context
Rudimentary self concept,
Child s self concept,
Matured self concept
64  cards
Chapter 6: The Need to Justify Our Actions- The costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction
Dissonance cognition,
3 ways to reduce dissonance,
Self affirmation
50  cards
Chapter 7- Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing thoughts and Feelings
Attitudes,
3 components of attitudes,
Cognitive component
65  cards
Chapter 8- Conformity: Influencing Behavior
Conformity,
Informational social influence,
Private acceptance
53  cards
Chapter 9- Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups
Group,
Interdependent,
Why join groups
70  cards
Chapter 10- Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships
Self expansion,
Propinquity effect,
What determines attraction and pr...
67  cards
Chapter 11- Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help?
Prosocial behavior,
Alturism,
Evolutionary psychology and helping
50  cards
Chapter 12- Aggression
Aggression,
Hostile aggression,
Instrumental aggression
52  cards
Chapter 13- Prejudice
Prejudice,
Stereotype,
Illusory correlation
57  cards

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