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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. 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.






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






3. Superficial Processing.






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






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






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






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






8. THat increased incentive leads greater likelihood of attitude change.






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






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






11. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






12. 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.






13. Interpreting information concerning the self in a way that leads to overly positive evaluations. People usually rate themselves above average on positive traits.






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






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






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






17. Interpreting information concerning the self in a way that leads to overly positive evaluations. People usually rate themselves above average on positive traits.






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






19. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






20. 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).






21. The people we want to be.

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22. We tend to attribute our own behaviors to situational causes while seeing others behaviors as caused by internal characteristics. Especially when behaviors are negative.






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. Superficial Processing.






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






34. 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






35. 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.`






36. As a ability or motivation is lacking. Similar to relying on stereotypes when not thinking.






37. 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






38. 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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39. Discrepancy - Emotional Reactions - Long-Term Effects.






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






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






42. An individual's overall image of himself or herself.






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






44. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






45. 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






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






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






48. Doing something because you want to.






49. Person is more motivated to think carefully about argument presented. (central route).






50. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.