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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
Self-perception theory
Social loafing
Stanley MIlgram (study)
Reciprocal interaction
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
Richard Nisbett
Representativeness heuristic
Prisoner'S dilemma
Group polarization
3. People who are near us (propinquity) -physically attractive - attitudes similar to our own - like us back (reciprocity); opposites do not attract
Illusion of control
Acceptance
Slippery slope
Attraction (in order of importance)
4. Behaving in ways that might make a good impression
Fritz Heider
Henry Landsberger
Impression management
Attraction (in order of importance)
5. Cognitive dissonance theory
Leon Festinger
Availability heuristic
bystander effect
Norman Triplett
6. Elaboration likelihood model
Self-perception theory
Sleeper effect
Richard Nisbett
R.E. Petty and J.T. Cacioppo
7. 2 basic types of love: passionate love and compassionate love
Daryl Bem
Trucking company game
Elaine Hatfield
Increase in likelihood to conform (factors)
8. Lewin; life space; pushes person in the direction of + valence - away from - valence
Ingroup/outgroup bias
Attitude
Kurt Lewin
Vector (life space)
9. Set of behaviour norms that seem suitable for a person
Equity theory
Bogus pipeline
Inoculation theory
Role
10. When 2 parties adapt to or are socialized by each other (e.g. parents and children)
Norman Triplett
Oversimplification
Reciprocal socialization
Prisoner'S dilemma
11. Theory of reasoned action
Reactance
M.J.Lerner
M. Fischbein and I. Ajzen
Kaplan:Relationship betwen P - O and X
12. Assuming 2 unrelated things are related
Illusory correlation
Elaine Hatfield
Self-presentation
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
13. Sales tactic - persuader ask for more than they would ever get and then 'Settle' for less
Door-in-the-face
Valence (life space)
Self-serving attributional bias
Passionate love
14. Groups take greater risks than individuals
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
Group polarization
Leonard Berkowitz
Risky shift
15. Tendency to make simple explanations for complex events - people hold onto original ideas about cause even when new factors emerge
Lee Ross
Acceptance
Oversimplification
Attribution theory
16. Hawthorne effect
Illusion of control
Impression management
Henry Landsberger
M.J.Lerner
17. Attribution theory - balance theory
Leon Festinger
Social exchange theory
Fritz Heider
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)
Irving Janis
Acceptance
False consensus bias
Passionate love
19. Doll preference studies
Kenneth and Mamie Clark
Self-presentation
Leonard Berkowitz
Daryl Bem
20. Competition for scare resources usually causes conflict in a group - Sherif'S Robber'S cave experiment
M.J.Lerner
Compliance
Bogus pipeline
competition
21. Process by which people pay close attention to their actions - often change behaviours to be more favourable
Social facilitation
Self-monitoring
Inoculation theory
Halo effect
22. An instrument that measures physiological reactions in order to measure truthfulness of attitude self-reporting
Bogus pipeline
Overjustification effect
Acceptance
Contact (Groups)
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
Leon Festinger
Robert Zajonc
Illusion of control
Compliance
24. Sometimes attribute excitement or physiological arousal about one thing to something else (e.g. bungee jumping on first date)
Fritz Heider
M. Fischbein and I. Ajzen
Excitation-transfer theory
Availability heuristic
25. The study of how people relate to and influence each other
Attribution theory
doll preference studies
Social Psychology
Sleeper effect
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
Trucking company game
M. Fischbein and I. Ajzen
J. Rodin and E. Langer
Sunk cost
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)
Illusion of control
diffusion of responsibility
Self-perception theory
Hazel Markus
28. The Kitty Genovese care (murder witnessed by many people) - Why people are less likely to help when others are present
Stanley MIlgram (study)
bystander effect
Irving Janis
Vector (life space)
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
Base-rate fallacy
Solomon Asch
Stuart Valins
Self-presentation
30. Illusion of control
Ellen Langer
R.E. Petty and J.T. Cacioppo
Solomon Asch
Social exchange theory
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
Compassionate love
Harold Kelley
Just world bias
Solomon Asch
32. Frustration-aggression hypothesis
Harold Kelley
Irving Janis
Leonard Berkowitz
Reciprocal socialization
33. Tendency for person doing the behaviour to have different perspective on situation than observer
M. Rokeach
Actor-observer attributional divergence
Availability heuristic
Group polarization
34. Assuming most other people think as you do
False consensus bias
Stanley MIlgram (study)
Cognitive dissonance theory
Morton Deutsch
35. Heider; how people make feelings/actions consistent to preserve psychological homeostasis
Robbers' cave experiment
Ellen Langer
Balance theory
Objective self-awareness
36. Person who speaks out against majority
Solomon Asch
Dissenter
Sunk cost
Social Psychology
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
Compassionate love
Ingroup/outgroup bias
Harold Kelley
Stimulus-overload theory
38. Method of work design - acknowledges interaction between people and technology in the workplace
Stuart Valins
Mere-exposure effect
Attitude
Sociotechnical systems
39. Most in a group privately disagree but incorrectly believe most in group agree
deindividuation
Excitation-transfer theory
Compliance
Pluralistic ignorance
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
Prisoner'S dilemma
Just world bias
Reciprocity of disclosure
Kaplan:Relationship betwen P - O and X
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
Henry Landsberger
McGuire
Social loafing
Attraction (in order of importance)
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
Richard Nisbett
Prisoner'S dilemma
Social comparison
Lee Ross
44. Logical fallacy; small - insignificant first step in one direction will lead to greater steps with a significant impact
Sociotechnical systems
Slippery slope
Life space
Attitude
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
R.E. Petty and J.T. Cacioppo
Stimulus-overload theory
Increase in likelihood to conform (factors)
Ingroup/outgroup bias
46. Tendency to work less hard in a group as a result of diffusion of responsibility; guarded against when each individual is closely monitored
Social loafing
Overjustification effect
Sunk cost
bystander effect
47. The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply entwined - achieved via mutual trust - respect - and commitment
Social Psychology
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Illusion of control
Compassionate love
48. Interpreting own actions and motives ina positive way - blaming situations for failures and taking credit for successes; think self as better than average
McGuire
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
Self-serving attributional bias
Hindsight bias
49. Believing after the fact that you knew something all along
Hindsight bias
Fritz Heider
Contact (Groups)
Just world bias
50. First official social psychology experiment on social facilitation; cyclists performed better when paced by others
Peter principle
Norman Triplett
False consensus bias
bystander effect
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