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Understand the fundamental concepts of social psychology including attitudes, attribution theory, and cognitive dissonance.

Describe how cognitive dissonance theory explains behavior and attitude change.

Recognize the influence of situational and dispositional factors on behavior as described by the actor-observer effect.

Explain the role of self-handicapping strategies in protecting self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Costs

The value of the foregone alternative when a decision is made; essentially, the cost of choosing one option over another.

Production Possibilities Curve

A graphical representation showing the maximum possible output combinations of two goods that can be produced with available resources and technology.

Society's Resources

The assets, both natural and human-made, available to a society for producing goods and services.

Production Possibilities Curve

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two goods, given a set of inputs consisting of resources and other factors.