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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Physical appearance - interest and goals - preferred activities - attitudes.






2. An account of attitude change developed by psychologist Daryl Bem. It asserts that people develop their attitudes by observing their behavior and concluding what attitudes must have caused them.






3. An individual's overall image of himself or herself.






4. Nonsense syllables visually and paired with positive or negative words via audio. Ex saw nonsense word but saw either 'sweet' or 'ugly'. Results showed people formed attitudes based on pairing of +/- words.






5. Memory message content does not always matter in persuasion. Incentive based predictions do not always work.






6. When people do not elaborate on the arguments of a communication but are instead swayed by factors that are peripheral to the message.






7. Persuasion processes fall along a 'continuum' of cognitive processing. Consider this as synonyms with superficial vs systematic processing.






8. When people do not elaborate on the arguments of a communication but are instead swayed by factors that are peripheral to the message.






9. Message Learning Approach






10. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






11. Refers to the performance of the activity in order to obtain an outcome.






12. Gave British subjects photos of a day in the life of a skinhead - told to write about him. 1/2 told to avoid stereotypes. Then were told they would meet him in a room - but He was out - they then measured how far they sat. Those that were told to avo






13. People low in self complexity felt better after success and worse after failure than people high in self complexity.






14. Central Route - Systematic Processing






15. People don't need to have unpleasant tension and inconsistency to change. People might simply observe their own behaviors.






16. The individual must perceive the action as inconsistent; Must take personal responsibility for the act; Must experience physiological arousal; Must attribute the arousal to the action.






17. Under time pressure -Experiencing extreme emotions - At low circadian rhythm (tired)






18. Refers to the performance of the activity in order to obtain an outcome.






19. When people believe that some groups don't have what it takes and should be excluded from desirable positions - wealth - and power.

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20. We may often draw inferences from our thoughts - feelings and behaviors.






21. Interpreting information concerning the self in a way that leads to overly positive evaluations. People usually rate themselves above average on positive traits.






22. Wrote poem - drew pictures - generated business solutions.






23. Attitude-Behavior Consistency Problems. Persuasion effects were difficult to replicate. Conflicting findings and theories.






24. We tend to attribute our own behaviors to situational causes while seeing others behaviors as caused by internal characteristics. Especially when behaviors are negative.






25. Physical appearance - interest and goals - preferred activities - attitudes.






26. Randomly assigned morning types and evening types - and led experiment during morning - noon - and evening. Subjects read evidence about Robert Garner - and Roberto Garcia - found Roberto Garcia rated more negatively at morning time.






27. Attitude-Behavior Consistency Problems. Persuasion effects were difficult to replicate. Conflicting findings and theories.






28. Own Mood States - Message Length - Source Attractiveness - Source Credibility.






29. As a ability or motivation is lacking. Similar to relying on stereotypes when not thinking.






30. Memory message content does not always matter in persuasion. Incentive based predictions do not always work.






31. Gave participants a long list of names paired with different words. 1/2 paired neg. words with 'George' and neutral words with 'Ed' (VV). After leaving room subjects talked with either 'Ed Fuller' or 'George Foster'. Results showed people were viewed






32. Doing something because you want to.






33. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






34. The extent to which people are sensitive to the demands of social situations and shape their behavior accordingly.






35. Measured extent of white preference for a white vs black stimulus person.85% of 6 year old's preferred whites. 70%-10 year olds - 50% of adults.






36. We are biologically programmed for self preservation - but we are always in fear of our own death. Self-Esteem serves as a buffer for this.






37. A narrower more specific social group that is part of a broad social group.






38. We have more situational information about ourselves than we do for others. -Also others behavior is salient. -Could also be because we view selves in positive light.






39. The theory that certain types of direct contact between groups will reduce prejudice. More contact is thought to increase the amount of information learned.






40. As a ability or motivation is lacking. Similar to relying on stereotypes when not thinking.






41. Person is more motivated to think carefully about argument presented. (central route).






42. People evaluate themselves against internal 'ideal' and ought standards - producing emotional consequences.






43. The individual must perceive the action as inconsistent; Must take personal responsibility for the act; Must experience physiological arousal; Must attribute the arousal to the action.






44. When people elaborate on a persuasion communication reading/listening carefully and thinking about the arguments (central merits) given.






45. Superficial Processing.






46. The theory that certain types of direct contact between groups will reduce prejudice. More contact is thought to increase the amount of information learned.






47. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to elicit a desired impression of the self.






48. Relies on subtle methods: Disguised questionaires -Elaborate cover stories -Physiological measures -Implicit reaction times.






49. Those who cannot accept their own 'inner conflicts' believe in authority and see their own inadequacies in others. Thus prejudice acts as a protection from self doubts.






50. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.