Chapter 15: Social Psychology
Chapter Outline
How Do We Know Ourselves?
- Our Self-Concept Consists of Self-Knowledge
- Perceived Social Regard Influences Self-Esteem
- We Use Mental Strategies to Maintain Our Views of Self
- We Form Attitudes through Socialization and Experience
- Behaviors Are Consistent with Strong Attitudes
- Discrepancies Lead to Dissonance
- Attitudes Can Be Changed through Persuasion
- Nonverbal Actions and Expressions Affect Our Impressions
- We Make Attributions about Others
- Stereotypes Are Based on Automatic Categorization
- Stereotypes Can Lead to Prejudice
- Groups Influence Individual Behavior
- We Conform to Social Norms
- We Are Compliant
- We Are Obedient to Authority
- Aggression Can Be Adaptive
- Aggression Has Social and Cultural Aspects
- Many Factors May Influence Helping Behavior
- Some Situations Lead to Bystander Apathy
- Situational and Personal Factors Influence Friendships
- Love Is an Important Component of Romantic Relationships
- Making Love Last Is Difficult
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