Perspective introduced by Edward Bradford Titchener.

Considered the "father of psychology."

Feelings, often based on our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events.

An unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members. Generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory actions.

The phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them.

Perspective introduced by William James.

Student of Wilhelm Wundt who introduced structuralism.

Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.

The tendency to favor one's own group. (bias)

The two types of romantic love.

Perspective focused on how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information.

Defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request.

A perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas.

Revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.

Perspective that focuses on how we learn observable responses.

The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make the development of psychological traits and behaviors. (debate)

Stronger responses on simple or well-learned tasks in the presence of others.

Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.

The tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.

Perspective that focuses on how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts.

Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people.

The tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition. (error)

The tendency of people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

Shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation.