Psych Chapter 12

the evaluation of objects, events, or ideas

attitudes that people can report

attitudes that influence our feelings and behavior at an unconscious level

an uncomfortable mental state due to conflicts between attitudes or between attitudes and behavior

the active and conscious effort ot change attitudes through the transmission of a message`

a theory of how persuasive messages lead to attitude changes

the facial expressions, gestures, mannerisms, and movements by which one communicates with others

people's casual explanations for why events or actions occur

explanations that refer to internal characteristics, such as abilities, traits, moods and effort

explanations that refer to external events, such as the weather, luck, accidents, or the actions of other people

the tendency to overemphasize personal factors and underestimated situational factors in explaining behavior

cognitive schemas that allow for easy, fast processing of information about people based on their membership in certain groups

people's tendency to behave in ways that confirm their own or others' expectations

the usually negative affective or attitudinal responses associated with stereotypes

the inappropriate and unjustified treatment of people based solely on their group membership

the tendency for people to evaluate favorably and privelege members of the ingroup more than members of the outgroup

the tendency for people to work less hard in a group than when working alone

a phenomenon of low self-awareness, in which people lose their individuality and fail to attend to personal standards

the tendency to agree to do things requested by others

any behavior/action that involves the intention to harm someone else

tending to benefit others

when those who observe someone in need of help fail to offer help

giving help to someone who needs it without any reward for themselves