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What is social psychology?
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The study of how individuals behave, think, and feel in social situations, and how people act in the presence of others.
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Culture
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Ongoing pattern of life passed down from one generation to another.
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What are the three types of roles?
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Social role, Ascribed role, and Achieved role.
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Social role?
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Patterns of behavior expected of people in various social situations (the President)
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Ascribed role?
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Assigned to the person, not under your control (your daughter)
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Achieved role
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Attained voluntarily by special effort (teacher)
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What is role conflict?
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When two or more roles make conflicting demands (Example: a mother with a full time job)
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Group structure
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Network of roles, communication, pathways, and power in a group
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Group cohesiveness
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Degree of attraction among group members or their commitment to remaining in groups Cohesive groups work better
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Status
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Level of social power and importance.
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Norm
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Accepted, but usually unspoken standard of behavior
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In-group
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Group with which an individual identifies
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Out-group
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Group with which individuals do not identify
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What is the autokinetic effect?
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The apparent measurement of a stationary point of light displayed in a dark room. If one person says the distance they believe it to be first, then the other people will be more likely to base their decisions off of that.
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Attribution
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Making inferences about the causes of one's own behavior and others behavior
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