Download These are my Unit goals for Social Psychology

Social Psychology
So this is what I want you to know for this Unit:
• Apply attribution theory and self-fulfilling prophesy to explain motives:
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attribution theory
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fundamental attribution error
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self-fulfilling prophecy (Rosenthal and Jacobson)
• Discuss attitudes and how they change (e.g., central route to persuasion).
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Attitudes
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foot-in-door phenomenon/Door in the foot phenomena
• Discuss attitude formation and change, including persuasion strategies and cognitive dissonance.
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cognitive dissonance (Festinger and Carlsmith)
• Identify important figures in social psychology (Asch, Milgram, Rosenthal, Festinger and Zimbardo)
• Describe the structure and function of different kinds of group behavior
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Conformity (Ash and Milgram) (Normative and informal social influence)
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Obedience
• Explain how individuals respond to expectations of others, including groupthink, conformity, and obedience to authority.
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social facilitation
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social loafing
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deindividuation
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group polarization
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groupthink
• Describe processes that contribute to differential treatment of group members
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prejudice
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stereotype
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discrimination
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ingroup
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outgroup
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ingroup bias
• Articulate the impact of social and cultural categories (e.g., gender, race, ethnicity) on self-concept and relations with others.
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gender
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race
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ethnicity
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scapegoat theory
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just-world phenomenon
Cooperation:
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superordinate goals
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GRIT as example
• Describe the variables that contribute to altruism, aggression, and attraction.
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mere exposure effect
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passionate love
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companionate love
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equity
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self-disclosure
• Describe the variables that contribute to altruism, aggression, and attraction.
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altruism
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bystander effect
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Kitty Genovese
• Describe the variables that contribute to altruism, aggression, and attraction.
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frustration-aggression hypothesis
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media influences on aggression (video games, movies, rape myth)