4/8 Attitudes and Beliefs Mod. 74 & 75

General area	Examples of Concepts included in this general area	Explanation
Person Perception: Forming Impressions  Attribution Processes:  Explaining Behavior	Fundamental Attribution Error Belief in a Just World Confirmation Bias Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Attitudes and Changing Attitudes	Measuring Attitudes Attitude Change Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon Persuasion (Persuasive Communications) Cognitive Dissonance
Interpersonal Attraction:  Liking and Loving	Proximity Familiarity Mere-exposure Physical Attractiveness Social Stereotypes associated with Physical Attractiveness Similarity Love (Types of Love)
Compliance, Conformity and  Obedience	Suggestibility Group Conformity Normative influence/Informational influence Obedience Sherif, Asch, and Milgram
Group Influence, Group Processes	Social Facilitation Social Loafing Deindividuation Group Polarization Groupthink
Aggression and Altruism	Biological roots of aggresssion (and altruism) Social influences Frustration-aggression hypothesis Influences on aggression (TV/Media) Bystander effect Diffusion of responsibility Social Exchange Theory
Prejudice and Stereotypes	Stereotyping Social categorization / classification Social inequalities In-group/Out-group Scapegoating Theories of why people are prejudiced
Rejecting and Accepting Diversity	Cultural Diversity Cultural Norms Individualism/Collectivism Ethnic Diversity Discrimination / Racism Cooperation, Communication, Conciliation
Gender	Gender similarities/differences Social dominance Gender typing (Gender schema theory) Gender Roles Gender identity / Sexual orientation Biological differences and influences Environmental and social influences