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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. Bem; alternative explanation to cognitive dissonance; - when people are unsure of beliefs - they take cues from own behaviour (rather than aligning beliefs to match actions) - $1000 to work on Saturday






2. Using shortcut about typical assumptions rather than relying on logic; basis of stereotypes- 6 feet tall beautiful women --> we think she'S more likely to be a model than lawyer






3. People who are near us (propinquity) -physically attractive - attitudes similar to our own - like us back (reciprocity); opposites do not attract






4. Behaving in ways that might make a good impression






5. Cognitive dissonance theory






6. Elaboration likelihood model






7. 2 basic types of love: passionate love and compassionate love






8. Lewin; life space; pushes person in the direction of + valence - away from - valence






9. Set of behaviour norms that seem suitable for a person






10. When 2 parties adapt to or are socialized by each other (e.g. parents and children)






11. Theory of reasoned action






12. Assuming 2 unrelated things are related






13. Sales tactic - persuader ask for more than they would ever get and then 'Settle' for less






14. Groups take greater risks than individuals






15. Tendency to make simple explanations for complex events - people hold onto original ideas about cause even when new factors emerge






16. Hawthorne effect






17. Attribution theory - balance theory






18. Intense longing for the union with another and a state of profound physiological arousal - biophysiological - can be positive(when love is reciprocal) and negative (when love is unrequited)






19. Doll preference studies






20. Competition for scare resources usually causes conflict in a group - Sherif'S Robber'S cave experiment






21. Process by which people pay close attention to their actions - often change behaviours to be more favourable






22. An instrument that measures physiological reactions in order to measure truthfulness of attitude self-reporting






23. Ellen langer - Belief that you can control things that you actually have no influence on - The driving force behind manipulating the lottery - gambling and superstition






24. Sometimes attribute excitement or physiological arousal about one thing to something else (e.g. bungee jumping on first date)






25. The study of how people relate to and influence each other






26. Expense incurred and cannot be recovered; because money already spent is irrelevant to the future - best to ignore these when making decisions but we often do not






27. The tendency that the larger the group - the less likely individuals in the group will act or take responsibility - result of deindividuation (Kitty Genovese care)






28. The Kitty Genovese care (murder witnessed by many people) - Why people are less likely to help when others are present






29. Particularly positive self-presentation is influencial on behaviour - we act in ways that align with our attitudes or in ways that will be accepted by others; self-monitoring; impression management






30. Illusion of control






31. Had subjects listen to 'opinion' of others of which lines were equal - subjects conformed to clearly incorrect opinion of others 33% of the time; unanimity seemed to be influential






32. Frustration-aggression hypothesis






33. Tendency for person doing the behaviour to have different perspective on situation than observer






34. Assuming most other people think as you do






35. Heider; how people make feelings/actions consistent to preserve psychological homeostasis






36. Person who speaks out against majority






37. Those in a group think their members have more positive qualities and fewer negative than members in another group even if qualities are the same; basis for prejudice






38. Method of work design - acknowledges interaction between people and technology in the workplace






39. Most in a group privately disagree but incorrectly believe most in group agree






40. M.J. Lerner - The belief that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people - it is uncomfortable for people to accept that bad things happen to good people - so they blame the victim






41. Deutsch; if 2 criminals detained separately - best strategy is for neither to talk - but it is a gamble that requires trust - so most spill the beans; in economic terms is the trucking company game

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42. Inoculation theory






43. Studied subjects who were first made to believe a state and then later told it was false. subjects continued to believe the state if they had processed it and devised their own logical explanation for it






44. Logical fallacy; small - insignificant first step in one direction will lead to greater steps with a significant impact






45. It is majority opinion - majority has unanimous position - majority has high status majority or individual is concerned for her own status - situation in public - not previously committed to a position - low self-esteem - scores high on authoritarian






46. Tendency to work less hard in a group as a result of diffusion of responsibility; guarded against when each individual is closely monitored






47. The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply entwined - achieved via mutual trust - respect - and commitment






48. Interpreting own actions and motives ina positive way - blaming situations for failures and taking credit for successes; think self as better than average






49. Believing after the fact that you knew something all along






50. First official social psychology experiment on social facilitation; cyclists performed better when paced by others







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