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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Creating mental obstacles and excuses for selves - for if we do poorly on task we can fall back on.






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






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






4. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






5. We may often draw inferences from our thoughts - feelings and behaviors.






6. Central Route - Systematic Processing






7. 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.






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






9. 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






10. 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.






11. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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






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






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






15. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.






16. Any unjustified positive or negative behavior dierected toward a social group and its members.






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






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






19. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Superficial Processing.






36. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






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






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






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






40. 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.`






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






43. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






44. 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.






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






46. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.






47. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to reflect and express the self concept.






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






49. Stereotyping Increases as.






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







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