Key Terms

social psychology

aggression

frustration–aggression hypothesis

cooperation

group

prejudice

discrimination

common knowledge effect

group polarization

groupthink

deindividuation

diffusion of responsibility

social loafing

bystander intervention

altruism

kin selection

reciprocal altruism

mere exposure effect

passionate love

companionate love

social exchange

comparison level

equity

social influence

norms

norm of reciprocity

normative influence

door-in-the-face technique

conformity

obedience

attitude

belief

informational influence

persuasion

systematic persuasion

heuristic persuasion

foot-in-the-door technique

cognitive dissonance

social cognition

stereotyping

self-fulfilling prophecy

stereotype threat

perceptual confirmation

subtyping

attribution

correspondence bias

actor-observer effect