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.