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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. 2 basic types of love: passionate love and compassionate love






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






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. Constant exchange of influences between people - constant factor in our behaviour






5. 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)






6. 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






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






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 students in long-corridor dorms more stressed and withdrawn than those in suite-style






9. The attributions we make about our actions or those of others usually accurate; we base this on consistency - distinctiveness - and consensus of the action






10. Clark; demonstrated negative effects that group segregation had on African-American children'S self-esteem - they thought white dolls were better






11. Inoculation theory






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






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






14. Group polarization






15. With opposing party decreases conflict - we fear what we do not know`






16. Evaluating one'S own actions - abilities - opinions - and ideas and comparing to others; - since others are generally familiar people (own social group) - used for argument against mainstreaming; --> when children with difficulties in classes with no






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






18. One of the first to apply psychology to business - specifically in advertising; also involved in helping military implement psychological testing to aid with personnel selection






19. Follows from self-perception theory; tendency to assume we must not want to do things we are paid or compensated to do






20. Milgram; explains why urbanities are less prosocial than country people; they do not need any more interaction; e.g. emergency situations familiar to city people - novelty for town people will attract attention and help






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






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






23. Frustration-aggression hypothesis






24. 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






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






27. People most comfortable in situations which rewards and punishments are equal - fitting - or logical; - overbenefited people feel guilt - random/ illogical punishments create anxiety






28. The total influences upon individual behavior






29. 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






30. 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






31. Doll preference studies






32. 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






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






34. People act in order to obtain gain and avoid loss; people favour situations that start out negative and end positive - even compared to completely positive situations






35. Just world bias






36. Petty and Cacioppo; model of persuasion suggests those involved in an issue listen to strength of arguments rather than more superficial factors






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






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






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






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






41. When one'S expectations draw out (in a way - cause) the expected behaviour






42. Nursing home residents with plants to care for have better health






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Dislike(-) - like (+) - balance if 1 or 3 + - imbalance if 0 or 2 + - too simplistic - Balance exists when all 3 fit together harmoniously - when there sin'T balance - there will be stress - and a tendency to remove stress by achieving balance






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






50. Prisoner'S dilemma - trucking company game to illustrate struggle between cooperation and competition