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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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






2. Behaving in ways that might make a good impression






3. Attribution theory - balance theory






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






5. Just world bias






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






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






9. Elaboration likelihood model






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






11. Cognitive dissonance theory






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






13. Presence of others enhance or hinder performance






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






15. 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






16. 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)






17. Groups take greater risks than individuals






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






19. Lewin; collection of forces (valence - vector - barrier) on the individual - field of perception and action






20. The total influences upon individual behavior






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Lewin; life space; block locomotion between regions of person and psychological environment






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






26. Assuming most other people think as you do






27. 2 basic types of love: passionate love and compassionate love






28. Lewin; life space; + if person thinks region will reduce tension by meeting present needs - - if region with increase tension/ danger






29. 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






30. People are promoted at work until they reach a position of incompetence in which they remain






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






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






34. Conformity; go along publicly but not privately






35. Studied racial bias and belief similarity - people prefer to be with like-minded people more than like-skinned; racial bias decreases as attitude similarity between people increases






36. 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






37. Cross-cultural research; Eastern countries value interdependence over independence; for example - in Japan - individuals likelier to demonstrate conformity - modesty - and pessimism; where in the U.S. - likelier to show optimism - self-enhancement -






38. Experiment - people'S descriptions of the autokinetic effect were influenced by others' descriptions; also win/lose game-type competition can trigger conflict in groups - Robbers' cave experiment






39. Conformity; change actions and beliefs to conform






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






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






48. Self-perception theory






49. 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






50. Assuming 2 unrelated things are related