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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






9. Makes all members of a group seem more similar to each other than if they were not categorized. Also - categorization can also exaggerate differences between groups.






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






11. Avoid effortful thinking.






12. Subjects had to decide appropriately - results found they were more likely to misidentify blacks with having a weapon.






13. Tend to shape their behavior for their audience and situations.






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






15. Subjects read persuasive message in favor of tuition increase. 1/2 received message that had only strong arguments. 1/2 received for weak. Results showed high NFC participants were persuaded b strong arguments vs weak.






16. Found similar effects as Payne - in a video game simulation. Found all subjects include blacks were more likely to shoot a black holding a tool.`






17. Found similar effects as Payne - in a video game simulation. Found all subjects include blacks were more likely to shoot a black holding a tool.`






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






19. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






20. 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.






21. An attitude toward the members of some groups based solely on their memberships in that group (can be positive or negative).






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






23. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






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






25. Called students at the U of Hawaii and asked their opinion about a new university festival. Students then heard statement about the festival and asked if they agreed or not. 1/2 were rewarded with 'good' when said good things - 1/2 when said bad.






26. After telling subject were asked how much they enjoyed experiment honestly. Those paid $1 to lie rated the task as more enjoyable than those paid $20. Because incentive wasn't high enough those paid only $1 changed attitude toward task. Thus it isnt






27. 1/2 told 60% answers right - 1/2 told 40%. Also told either that their average was 20% better or worse. People like more that they were better than average.






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






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






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






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






32. Message Learning Approach






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






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






35. Superficial Processing.






36. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






38. Process of identifying individuals as members of a social group because they share typical features of a group. When people are perceived as members of a group not as individuals.






39. Specific Responses are followed by positive or negative consequences.






40. THat increased incentive leads greater likelihood of attitude change.






41. Attitude structures cna be described in terms of three components: AFFECT BEHAVIOR COGNITION






42. We desire self esteem - to be aligned with other people to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.






43. The people we want to be.

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44. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.`






49. Discrepancy - Emotional Reactions - Long-Term Effects.






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