vendredi 19 avril 2013

Anglais pour psychologues (Lynn Leger) : Social Psychology Terms

Attribution theory : the concept that an individual attempts to understand the behavior of others by attributing feelings, beliefs, and intentions to them.

Cognitive Dissonance : the state of having inconsistent or opposing thoughts or beliefs at the same time.

Conformity : the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms.

Discrimination : the prejudicial or distinguishing treatment of an individual based on his or her membership - or perceived membership - in a certain group or category.

Ethnocentrism : the judging of another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture.

Groupthink : the psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people, in which the desire for harmony in a decision making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives.

In group Bias : the preference and affinity for one's own group over another group, or anyone viewed as outside the main group.

Interpersonal attraction : an attraction between to people which leads to friendship and romantic relationships.

Normative social influence : the influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them.

Obedience : a form of social influence in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure.

Physical attraction : the state of being attracted to another person because of their pleasing physical traits.

Physical proximity : the tendency for people to form friendships or romantic relationships with those whom they encounter often.

Prejudice : preconceived, usually unfavorable, judgements toward people or a person that is not based on reason or actual experience.

Similarity : the close relations of attitudes, values, interests and personnality traits between people.

Situational attribution : the idea that an individual will judge outcome of another's behavior or actions based on the environnement or circumstances.

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