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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Own Mood States - Message Length - Source Attractiveness - Source Credibility.






2. Emphasis on how people learn persuasive messages. Researched who says what to whom. Who-the source of the communication. WHat- the nature of the communication.






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






4. Emphasis on how people learn persuasive messages. Researched who says what to whom. Who-the source of the communication. WHat- the nature of the communication.






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Found that people were frieghtened into thinking they would receive shocks sought others in the same situation- influenced behavior.






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






13. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






15. 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).






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






22. Avoid effortful thinking.






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






24. 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.






25. 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.`






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






27. 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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28. 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






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






30. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






31. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






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






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






35. 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






36. A person has to remember the content of a for it to have a lasting impact.






37. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






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






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






40. High Personal relevance had higher agreement if had strong argument vs weaker - which was also higher for strong arguments.






41. 1/3 kids draw pictures - 1/3 told would get award - 1/3 not told about reward before starting but received after. Those with unexpected reward had highest.






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






43. 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.






44. The theory that people evaluate their own abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Conditional (Classical/Operant) - Mere exposure effect - Self-perception effects.