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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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






2. Conformity; go along publicly but not privately






3. 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






4. 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)






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






6. Doll preference studies






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






8. 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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9. 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






10. Attribution theory - balance theory






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






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






13. Stimulus-overload theory; also 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






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






15. founder of social psychology -; - applied Gestalt ideas to social behaviour; - conceived field theory - life space - valence - vector - barrier






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






17. 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






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






19. 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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20. 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






21. Berkowitz; there is a relationship between frustration in achieving a goal (no matter how small) and show aggression






22. Study how to increase worker productivity at Hawthorne Works - reported anything they did increased productivity; because performance changes when people are being observed






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






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






25. Person who speaks out against majority






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






27. Continued Milgram'S study - --> deindividuated individuals more willing to administer higher levels of shock; --> prison simulation experiments found normal subjects could easily be transformed into sadistic prison guards; --> also found antisocial b






28. 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)






29. 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






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






31. The total influences upon individual behavior






32. Group polarization






33. Sharing secrets/feelings facilitates emotional closeness






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Cognitive dissonance theory






43. Assuming most other people think as you do






44. Expert and/or trustworthy - similar to listener - acceptable to listener - overheard rather than obviously influencing - anecdotal - emotional - or shocking - part of a debate rather than one-sided argument

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45. 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






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






48. Groups take greater risks than individuals






49. Studied stres sand coping - - differentiated between problem-focused coping (changing stressor) and emotion-focused coping (changing response)






50. Inoculation theory