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Social Psychology

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






2. Behavior toward a social group and its members. The way our attitude influences how we act or behave.






3. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






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. Injected males with epinephrine. 1 group told of the true effects of drug - 1 group not told - 1 group received placebo. Then left with confederate who were told was in same situations - he acted either angry or happy. Results showed those not aware






6. An individual difference reflecting the extent which people engage in and effortful cognitive activities. (playing chess)






7. We make inferences about our attitudes by observing our own behaviors when 'internal cues' are weak or ambiguous.






8. Argued we form positive association to the sight of our own name - and are drawn to people and places that resemble this. (Mike from Michigan - Denise the Dentist).






9. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






10. Prejudice learned from others (teachers - parents - peers - media).






11. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.






12. 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.






13. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






14. Creating mental obstacles and excuses for selves - for if we do poorly on task we can fall back on.






15. Avoid effortful thinking.






16. An individual's positive or negative evaluation or himself/herself.






17. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to reflect and express the self concept.






18. 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.






19. 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






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






21. Measured in several groups. Results showed blacks had average higher self esteem relative to whites - while other groups had lower self esteem in comparison to whites.`






22. 1/2 subject given easy questions and told that they did better than average (non ego threatning) (ViceVersa). Then had those ego-threatened interact with others who didn't take test. Subjects that didn't take test rated the ego-threatened people as l






23. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






24. Prejudice learned from others (teachers - parents - peers - media).






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






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






27. Had subjects hear an audio message in favor of 'Senior Comprehensive Exams'. 1/2 given strong argument vs Weak.






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






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






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






31. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






32. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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33. Allows us to master our environment. Also deal with others efficiently and appropriately.






34. Superficial Processing.






35. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






36. Beliefs about attributes of a group. This involves a persons belief/ knowledge about an attitude object.






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






38. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






39. 1/2 subject given easy questions and told that they did better than average (non ego threatning) (ViceVersa). Then had those ego-threatened interact with others who didn't take test. Subjects that didn't take test rated the ego-threatened people as l






40. 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.






41. A non-conscious form of self-enhancement.






42. Had subjects hear an audio message in favor of 'Senior Comprehensive Exams'. 1/2 given strong argument vs Weak.






43. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






44. Creating mental obstacles and excuses for selves - for if we do poorly on task we can fall back on.






45. Initially played game for 20mins average - when given extra credit played 25mins (ave) - after reward stopped played only for 14min -






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






47. An unpleasant state caused by people's awareness of inconsistency among various beliefs - attitudes or actions. We are motivated to achieve and maintain cognitive consistency to avoid dissonance.






48. Avoid effortful thinking.






49. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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50. Any unjustified positive or negative behavior dierected toward a social group and its members.







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