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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






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






6. Own Mood States - Message Length - Source Attractiveness - Source Credibility.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Stereotyping Increases as.






13. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






19. We are biologically programmed for self preservation - but we are always in fear of our own death. Self-Esteem serves as a buffer for this.






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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.






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






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. A covert computer based measure derived from the speed at which people respond to paring of a concept. (How quickly associate minorities with danger).






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






27. 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.






28. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






29. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.`






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






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






38. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






39. Doing something because you want to.






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






41. When people realize their behavior is caused by an EXTERNAL FACTOR they do not assume that it reflects their INTERNAL FEELINGS.`






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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