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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. The theory that people evaluate their own abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others.






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






3. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






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






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






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






8. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






9. 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






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






11. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






12. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






13. The people we want to be.

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14. Doing something because you want to.






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






21. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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22. 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.






23. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Pair neutral objects with stimuli that already bring about desired response. EX Mothballs->Grandparents->Pleasant feelin Mothball-->Pleasant Feeling.






33. When an expected external incentive such as money or prizes decreases a persons intrinsic motivation to perform a task.






34. 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.`






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






36. Most Social Psychologist and Evolutionary psychologist agree. Contemporary social psychologist believe such phenomena results form similar social cognitive.






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






43. 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).






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






45. 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.






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






47. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






48. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






49. 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.






50. The people we want to be.

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