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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






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






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






4. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






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






7. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






8. Stereotyping Increases as.






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. 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.






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






12. 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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13. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.






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






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. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






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. 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.






19. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






20. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






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






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






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






24. The people we want to be.

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The people we think we should be.

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34. 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






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






36. 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.






37. Message Learning Approach






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






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






41. 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.






42. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






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






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






50. Doing something because you want to.