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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Specific Responses are followed by positive or negative consequences.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






7. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






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






9. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






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






12. 1/2 told 60% answers right - 1/2 told 40%. Also told either that their average was 20% better or worse. People like more that they were better than average.






13. An unpleasant state caused by people's awareness of inconsistency among various beliefs - attitudes or actions. We are motivated to achieve and maintain cognitive consistency to avoid dissonance.






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






15. 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.






16. Message Learning Approach






17. 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.






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. 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).






20. An unpleasant state caused by people's awareness of inconsistency among various beliefs - attitudes or actions. We are motivated to achieve and maintain cognitive consistency to avoid dissonance.






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






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






23. After telling subject were asked how much they enjoyed experiment honestly. Those paid $1 to lie rated the task as more enjoyable than those paid $20. Because incentive wasn't high enough those paid only $1 changed attitude toward task. Thus it isnt






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. ENjoy cognitive activities and engage in them when they have the chance.






30. The diversity of self aspects people develop for various roles.






31. Subjects had to decide appropriately - results found they were more likely to misidentify blacks with having a weapon.






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






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






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






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






36. Avoid effortful thinking.






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






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






39. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






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






42. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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