Theoretical Perspectives in Social Psychology

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Theory: A is a set of interrelated propositions that organizes and explains a set of observed phenomena
Middle-range theories: Narrow, focused frameworks that identify the conditions that produce a specific social behavior
Theoretical perspectives: They offer general explanations for a wide array of social behaviors in a variety of situations
Role: Is a set of functions performed by the person for the group
Norms: Are roles specifying how a person should behave, what rewards will result for performance, and what punishment will result for non-performance
Stimulus: Any event that leads to an alteration or change in behavior is called a  stimulus.
Response: The change in behavior introduced by a stimulus is called a response
Reinforcement: is any favorable outcome that results from a response
Conditioning: a contingency or connection is established between emitting a response and subsequently receiving reinforcement