PSY 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Russ Feingold, Attachment Theory, Fundamental Attribution Error
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Branch of psychology that focuses on how people"s thoughts, feelings, and behavior influence, and are influenced by other people. Humans have a fundamental need to belong. Driven to join together and create relationships. Motivated to make sense of the world. Helps us predict our own behavior and other"s behavior. Motivates to exert power over things that happen. Motivated to feel and be perceived as worthy. Motivated to view the world in a positive light. How our thoughts and assumptions about other people shapes our attitudes and behaviors toward them. How other people and events directly influence and change our attitudes and behavior. Process of learning about others and forming impressions based on that information. Tendency for the first information we learn about someone to influence is more than later information does. Expectations of behavior increase the likelihood that the behavior will occur. Form opinions almost instantly based on small slices of information. Sometimes interpret behavior differently based on the environment.
