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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Behavior toward a social group and its members. The way our attitude influences how we act or behave.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Message Learning Approach






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






16. 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.`






17. 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.






18. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






19. Prejudice learned from others (teachers - parents - peers - media).






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Message Learning Approach






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. Doing something because you want to.






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






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






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






38. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






39. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






40. 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.






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






42. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






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






44. The people we want to be.

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






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






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






49. 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






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