Social Psychology by David Myers - Chapter 5

androgynous

From 𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰 (man) ＋ 𝘨𝘺𝘯 (woman)—thus mixing both masculine and feminine characteristics.

gender role

A set of behavior expectations (norms) for males and females.

aggression

Physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone. In laboratory experiments, this might mean delivering electric shocks or saying something likely to hurt someone's feelings.

norms

Standards for accepted and expected behavior. Norms prescribe "proper" behavior. (In a different sense of the word, norms also describe what most others do—what is 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭.)

personal space

The buffer zone we like to maintain around our bodies. Its size depends on our familiarity with whoever is near us.

culture

The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next.

natural selection

The evolutionary process by which traits that best enable organisms to survive and reproduce in particular environments are passed to ensuing generations.

interaction

A relationship in which the effect of one factor (such as biology) depends on another factor (such as environment).

gender

In psychology, the characteristics, whether biologically or socially influenced, by which people define male and female.

evolutionary psychology

The study of the evolution of cognition and behavior using principles of natural selection.

empathy

The vicarious experience of another's feelings; putting oneself in another's shoes.