Social Psychology and Human Behavior

Genetics does not directly influence social behavior. Culture, personality, and environment are all factors that can shape social behavior.

Social conformity is the tendency to change one's own beliefs or behaviors in order to match those of a group.

Charismatic influence is not a type of social influence. Normative influence, informational influence, and coercive influence are all types of social influence.

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors (such as our abilities or efforts) and our failures to external factors (such as bad luck or difficult circumstances).

Optimism bias is not a type of cognitive bias. Confirmation bias, hindsight bias, and illusion of control are all types of cognitive biases.

Similarity bias is the tendency to perceive others as being more similar to ourselves than they actually are. This bias can lead us to overestimate how much others like us and to underestimate how different they are from us.

Reciprocity is not a factor that influences interpersonal attraction. Physical attractiveness, similarity, and proximity are all factors that can influence interpersonal attraction.

Homophily is the tendency to form close relationships with people who are similar to us. This bias can lead to the formation of social groups that are based on shared characteristics, such as race, religion, or socioeconomic status.

Out-group is not a type of social group. Primary group, secondary group, and in-group are all types of social groups.

In-group bias is the tendency to favor our own group and to discriminate against other groups. This bias can lead to conflict and prejudice between groups.

Structural conflict is not a type of social conflict. Interpersonal conflict, intragroup conflict, and intergroup conflict are all types of social conflict.

Negotiation is the process by which social conflict is resolved. Negotiation involves the parties to the conflict communicating with each other in order to reach an agreement.

Counterrevolutionary change is not a type of social change. Evolutionary change, revolutionary change, and reformative change are all types of social change.

Social movement is the process by which social change is brought about. Social movements involve collective action by people who are trying to change society.

Countermovement is not a type of social movement. Reform movement, revolutionary movement, and new social movement are all types of social movements.