TERM 1
Stereotype
DEFINITION 1
A generalization about a group's characteristics that does not
consider any variations from one individual to another.
TERM 2
Self-serving bias
DEFINITION 2
A self-serving bias occurs when people attribute their
successes to internal or personal factors but attribute their
failures to situational factors to external factors
TERM 3
Social Comparison
DEFINITION 3
The process by which individuals evaluate thier thoughts,
feelings, behaviors, and abilities in relation to other people.
TERM 4
Social Psychology
DEFINITION 4
Social psychology is the study of the relations between
people and groups.
TERM 5
Self-fulfilling prophecy
DEFINITION 5
A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or
indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of
the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief
and behavior.
