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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Attitude structures cna be described in terms of three components: AFFECT BEHAVIOR COGNITION






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






3. 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






4. Central Route - Systematic Processing






5. Incentives for the new attitudinal position must out weigh those of the current/ initial attitude.






6. 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.






7. 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






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






9. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






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






11. Had subjects spend an hour performing really boring repetitive tasks. 1/3 received $20 to tell next subject that task was fun. 1/3 only received $1 - last 1/3 not asked to lie.






12. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






14. A generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people -. formed by associating particular characteristics with a particular group.






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






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






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






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






19. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






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






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






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






23. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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24. The diversity of self aspects people develop for various roles.






25. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






26. Message Learning Approach






27. Doing something because you want to.






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






29. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






30. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






31. The diversity of self aspects people develop for various roles.






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






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






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






35. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






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






37. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






38. 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).






39. 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






40. Stereotyping Increases as.






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






42. Primed words associated with stereotypes of blacks - or nonsense syllables.Then read description of person with traits related to stereotypes. Effects higher for those with high anti black prejudice.






43. Suppressing stereotypical thoughts makes them more likely for these thoughts to come out and influence future actions and thoughts.






44. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






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






46. Had subjects spend an hour performing really boring repetitive tasks. 1/3 received $20 to tell next subject that task was fun. 1/3 only received $1 - last 1/3 not asked to lie.






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






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






49. 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.






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