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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Physical appearance - interest and goals - preferred activities - attitudes.






2. 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






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






4. 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.






5. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






15. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. The people we think we should be.

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22. The people we want to be.

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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






29. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






35. Stereotyping Increases as.






36. 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.






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






38. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






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






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






41. 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






42. 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.`






43. Randomly assigned morning types and evening types - and led experiment during morning - noon - and evening. Subjects read evidence about Robert Garner - and Roberto Garcia - found Roberto Garcia rated more negatively at morning time.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Had subjects spend an hour performing really boring repetitive tasks. 1/3 received $20 to tell next subject that task was fun. 1/3 only received $1 - last 1/3 not asked to lie.






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