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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. Self-perception theory






2. 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






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






4. Assuming 2 unrelated things are related






5. Inoculation theory






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






7. Humans interact in ways that maximize reward and minimize costs






8. Group polarization






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 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






14. Code facial expressions for emotion; can determine whether a smile is genuine (happiness engages the upper cheek) or fake (eyes and whole face are less involved)






15. 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






16. Most in a group privately disagree but incorrectly believe most in group agree






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






18. Interpreting own actions and motives ina positive way - blaming situations for failures and taking credit for successes; think self as better than average






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






20. 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






21. Person who speaks out against majority






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






23. Sharing secrets/feelings facilitates emotional closeness






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






31. Attribution theory - balance theory






32. 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






33. 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






34. Groups take greater risks than individuals






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






36. Elaboration likelihood model






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






38. 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)






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






40. Hawthorne effect






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






42. Frustration-aggression hypothesis






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






44. Conformity; change actions and beliefs to conform






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






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






47. The total influences upon individual behavior






48. 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






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






50. 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