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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Own Mood States - Message Length - Source Attractiveness - Source Credibility.






2. Emphasis on how people learn persuasive messages. Researched who says what to whom. Who-the source of the communication. WHat- the nature of the communication.






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






4. A covert computer based measure derived from the speed at which people respond to paring of a concept. (How quickly associate minorities with danger).






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






6. Central Route - Systematic Processing






7. Superficial Processing.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






14. 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.`






15. 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.`






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






17. 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.






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






19. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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20. A covert computer based measure derived from the speed at which people respond to paring of a concept. (How quickly associate minorities with danger).






21. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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






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






24. The people we think we should be.

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






26. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






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






30. 1/2 subject given easy questions and told that they did better than average (non ego threatning) (ViceVersa). Then had those ego-threatened interact with others who didn't take test. Subjects that didn't take test rated the ego-threatened people as l






31. Makes all members of a group seem more similar to each other than if they were not categorized. Also - categorization can also exaggerate differences between groups.






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






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






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






35. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






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






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






38. Attitude structures cna be described in terms of three components: AFFECT BEHAVIOR COGNITION






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






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. Injected males with epinephrine. 1 group told of the true effects of drug - 1 group not told - 1 group received placebo. Then left with confederate who were told was in same situations - he acted either angry or happy. Results showed those not aware






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






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






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






45. Message Learning Approach






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






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






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






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






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