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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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






2. 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






3. 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)






4. When people think there is a higher proportion of one thing in a group than there really is because examples of that one thing come to mind more easily; e.g. read a list - half celebrity names - half random - may think more celebrities than random be






5. Fischbein and Ajzen; people'S behaviour in a given situation is determined by attitude about situation and social norms; perceived behavioural control - attitude toward behaviour - behavioural intentions - subjective social norms; grounded in various






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






7. Stoner; group discussion generally serves to strengthen the already dominant point of view; explains risky shift






8. Presence of others helps with easy tasks but hinders complex tasks






9. Groupthink






10. Area of study that combines social and clinical ideas - for mental health






11. 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)






12. Occurs when individual identity or accountability is de-emphasized - may be the result of mingling in a crowd - wearing uniforms - or otherwise adopting a larger group identity






13. Illusion of control






14. Going along with real or perceived group pressure - compliance - acceptance






15. Showed that we lack awareness for why we do what we do






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






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






18. 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






19. Presence of others enhance or hinder performance






20. Doing a small favour makes people more willing to do larger ones later






21. Theory of reasoned action






22. 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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23. Festinger; it is uncomfortable for people to have beliefs that do not match actions; people are motivated to back actions up by changing beliefs; the less act is justified by circumstance - the more we feel need to justify it by aligning attitude wit






24. Refusal to conform - may occur as result of blatant attempt to control; will not conform if forewarned that others will try to change them






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






26. Thinking if someone has a good quality then he has only good qualities






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






28. 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






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






30. Inoculation theory






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






32. Deutsch; 2 companies can choose to cooperate and agree on high fixed prices - or compete with lower prices - but lack of complete trust will choose to compete; prisoner'S dilemma in economic terms






33. Doll preference studies






34. Frustration-aggression hypothesis






35. Experiment where participants ordered to give 'painful electric shocks' to a 'learner' when incorrect - explored how people respond to orders; conditions that facilitated conformity: remoteness of victim - proximity of commander - legitimate-seeming






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






37. Persuasive communication from a source of low credibility may become more acceptable later; perhaps memory+discounting cue is severed over time - later recalling a source is less available - or differential decay: impact of cue decays faster than mes






38. Just world bias






39. Studied environmental influences on behaviour; architecture matters. students in long-corridor dorms more stressed and withdrawn than those in suite-style






40. 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






41. Person who speaks out against majority






42. Likely to occur in a group with unquestioned beliefs - pressure to conform - invulnerability - censors - cohesiveness - isolation - strong leader; to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critical testing - analyzing - or evaluating






43. Hawthorne effect






44. Beliefs are more vulnerable if never faced challenge






45. A positive - negative or neutral evaluation of a person - issue or object






46. How stimuli are rated - the more we see/experience something - the more positively we rate it






47. Achieved through: self-perception - high-self-monitoring - internality - self-efficacy; experiments facilitate this by having subjects perform tasks while looking in a mirror; deindividuation works against it






48. Prejudice - showed group conflict most effectively overcome by need for cooperative attention to a higher superordinate goal; 2 groups of 12-year-old boys - 3 phases of group dynamics: in-group phase (bonding with own group) - friction phase (groups

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






50. Assuming most other people think as you do