Psych Final

D- behavior comes from personality S-behavior comes from situational things

people build their own identities from their group memberships. For example, think of each of the groups you belong to: say at work, or within your family. Part of who you are is probably defined by these groups. your self esteem depends on the groups you categorize yourself in. Socially and Personally. Student, Asu Student, Compared to other ASU students

Describes the tendency to over-value dispositional or personality-based explanations for the observed behaviors of others while under-valuing situational explanations for those behaviors. The fundamental attribution error is most visible when people explain the behavior of others. LOOK AT THEIR PERSONALITY AT THE MOMENT MORE THAN THEIR SITCH

Just that.

Shock Test. 65% chance. Authority is the highest influence

Tactic that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up by having that person agree to a modest request

Catharsis is a psychodynamic principle that, in its most basic sense, is simply an emotional release. Further, the catharsis hypothesis maintains that aggressive or sexual urges are relieved by “releasing” aggressive or sexual energy, usually through action or fantasy.
For example, a young male may watch a film in which an attractive woman engages in sexual behavior. The young male may become sexually aroused from this and subsequently because of his inability to act out his sexual desires. To release this sexual tension, the young male may go outside and play sports or engage in fantasies about himself and the woman.

When there is limited resources, then this leads to conflict, prejudice and discrimination between groups who seek that common resource. Once hostility has been aroused, it is very difficult to return to normal relations and an ongoing feud can arise.

Opposite of common sense theory (stimulus-perception-emotion-arousal)
JLT- (Stimulus-perception-arousal-emotion)I see a bear. My muscles tense, my heart races. I feel afraid.

Psych-ist at harvard. focused on emiotion. explored functions of emotion and developed tje theory of emotion

Influences people conscious emotion feelings and abilities to act in sync ways based on their feelings

epinephrine- hydrenaline, enhances hormones and emotion. RAISES PSYCHOLOGICAL AROUSALI think it's like with an irritated person then you get angry because you are aroused and they are irritated so you must be too & if you are aroused and spending time with an euphoric person you will be super happy too...

White blood cells- when we get stressed our immune system is compromised and our white blood cell count is low

When people have problems they try to fix their behavior and hope that fixing the behavior will fix other problems they have.

Type A: perfectionist. wants everything to be perf and stresses them out which leads to heart diseasetype B: good, healthy.C: shy, passive, leads to cancer disease