Unit 4 Review

2. the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
4. theory: the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers: physiological responses, and the subjective experience of emotion
7. theory: the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus
10. polarization: the enhancement of a group’s prevailing inclinations through discussions within the group
11. a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state
12. the largely conscious “executive” part of personality that, \according to Freud, mediates among the demand of the id, superego, and reality
13. a reservoir of unconscious psycho energy that, according to Freud, strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives

1. phenomenon: the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request
3. attribution error: the tendency for observers, when analyzing others’ behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition
5. mechanisms: the ego’s protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality
6. theory: the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
8. the mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives
9. the part of personality that represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgement and for future aspirations