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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. A person has to remember the content of a for it to have a lasting impact.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






15. Wrote poem - drew pictures - generated business solutions.






16. Stereotyping Increases as.






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






18. We have more situational information about ourselves than we do for others. -Also others behavior is salient. -Could also be because we view selves in positive light.






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






20. The theory that certain types of direct contact between groups will reduce prejudice. More contact is thought to increase the amount of information learned.






21. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






27. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. The idea that emotional experience is the result of a two-step self-perception process in which people first experience physiological arousal and then seek an appropriate explanation for it






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






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






35. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






36. Avoid effortful thinking.






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






38. An individual difference reflecting the extent which people engage in and effortful cognitive activities. (playing chess)






39. 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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40. We make inferences about our attitudes by observing our own behaviors when 'internal cues' are weak or ambiguous.






41. 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).






42. 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.`






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






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






45. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






47. 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.






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






49. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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