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AP Psychology Unit 14

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Last update by Mak on 04/19/2012

AP Psychology Unit 14

AP Psychology Unit 14

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HHS AP Psychology Class '11-'12

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AP Psychology, AP Psychology, AP Psychology Myers Myers' for Myer's, Hudson High School, Mr. Cuva, Mr. Carmichael, AP Psychology Unit 14

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Normative Social Influence

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Informational Social Influence

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Social Facilitation

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Deindividuation

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Group Polarization

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Question: Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Answer: The theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent. For example, when our awareness of our attitudes and of our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes.