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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. The people we think we should be.

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






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






4. Had subjects hear an audio message in favor of 'Senior Comprehensive Exams'. 1/2 given strong argument vs Weak.






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






6. Tend to shape their behavior for their audience and situations.






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






8. 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.






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






10. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






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






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






14. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






16. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






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






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






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






20. Central Route - Systematic Processing






21. Subjects had to decide appropriately - results found they were more likely to misidentify blacks with having a weapon.






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






27. 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.






28. Tend to shape their behavior for their audience and situations.






29. 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






30. High Personal relevance had higher agreement if had strong argument vs weaker - which was also higher for strong arguments.






31. 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






32. 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.






33. High Personal relevance had higher agreement if had strong argument vs weaker - which was also higher for strong arguments.






34. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






36. The people we want to be.

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






38. 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.`






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






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






41. 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.`






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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.






47. Beliefs about attributes of a group. This involves a persons belief/ knowledge about an attitude object.






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






49. 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.






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