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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. Inoculation theory






2. Clark; demonstrated negative effects that group segregation had on African-American children'S self-esteem - they thought white dolls were better






3. Beliefs are more vulnerable if never faced challenge






4. Continued Milgram'S study - --> deindividuated individuals more willing to administer higher levels of shock; --> prison simulation experiments found normal subjects could easily be transformed into sadistic prison guards; --> also found antisocial b






5. The tendency that the larger the group - the less likely individuals in the group will act or take responsibility - result of deindividuation (Kitty Genovese care)






6. Heider; how people make feelings/actions consistent to preserve psychological homeostasis






7. Conformity; go along publicly but not privately






8. Presence of others enhance or hinder performance






9. Cross-cultural research; Eastern countries value interdependence over independence; for example - in Japan - individuals likelier to demonstrate conformity - modesty - and pessimism; where in the U.S. - likelier to show optimism - self-enhancement -






10. Occurs when individual identity or accountability is de-emphasized - may be the result of mingling in a crowd - wearing uniforms - or otherwise adopting a larger group identity






11. Lewin; life space; + if person thinks region will reduce tension by meeting present needs - - if region with increase tension/ danger






12. Cognitive dissonance theory






13. Area of study that combines social and clinical ideas - for mental health






14. Particularly positive self-presentation is influencial on behaviour - we act in ways that align with our attitudes or in ways that will be accepted by others; self-monitoring; impression management






15. Doll preference studies






16. Petty and Cacioppo; model of persuasion suggests those involved in an issue listen to strength of arguments rather than more superficial factors






17. Lewin; collection of forces (valence - vector - barrier) on the individual - field of perception and action






18. Intense longing for the union with another and a state of profound physiological arousal - biophysiological - can be positive(when love is reciprocal) and negative (when love is unrequited)






19. Behaving in ways that might make a good impression






20. Constant exchange of influences between people - constant factor in our behaviour






21. People most comfortable in situations which rewards and punishments are equal - fitting - or logical; - overbenefited people feel guilt - random/ illogical punishments create anxiety






22. Groupthink






23. Follows from self-perception theory; tendency to assume we must not want to do things we are paid or compensated to do






24. Most in a group privately disagree but incorrectly believe most in group agree






25. Thinking if someone has a good quality then he has only good qualities






26. Sharing secrets/feelings facilitates emotional closeness






27. Showed that we lack awareness for why we do what we do






28. People act in order to obtain gain and avoid loss; people favour situations that start out negative and end positive - even compared to completely positive situations






29. Studied environmental influences on behaviour; architecture matters. students in long-corridor dorms more stressed and withdrawn than those in suite-style






30. The Kitty Genovese care (murder witnessed by many people) - Why people are less likely to help when others are present






31. Code facial expressions for emotion; can determine whether a smile is genuine (happiness engages the upper cheek) or fake (eyes and whole face are less involved)






32. Assuming most other people think as you do






33. Deutsch; 2 companies can choose to cooperate and agree on high fixed prices - or compete with lower prices - but lack of complete trust will choose to compete; prisoner'S dilemma in economic terms






34. Fischbein and Ajzen; people'S behaviour in a given situation is determined by attitude about situation and social norms; perceived behavioural control - attitude toward behaviour - behavioural intentions - subjective social norms; grounded in various






35. Elaboration likelihood model






36. Groups take greater risks than individuals






37. An instrument that measures physiological reactions in order to measure truthfulness of attitude self-reporting






38. Believing after the fact that you knew something all along






39. A positive - negative or neutral evaluation of a person - issue or object






40. founder of social psychology -; - applied Gestalt ideas to social behaviour; - conceived field theory - life space - valence - vector - barrier






41. Studied racial bias and belief similarity - people prefer to be with like-minded people more than like-skinned; racial bias decreases as attitude similarity between people increases






42. Studied subjects who were first made to believe a state and then later told it was false. subjects continued to believe the state if they had processed it and devised their own logical explanation for it






43. Tendency to work less hard in a group as a result of diffusion of responsibility; guarded against when each individual is closely monitored






44. Person who speaks out against majority






45. Milgram; explains why urbanities are less prosocial than country people; they do not need any more interaction; e.g. emergency situations familiar to city people - novelty for town people will attract attention and help






46. Deutsch; if 2 criminals detained separately - best strategy is for neither to talk - but it is a gamble that requires trust - so most spill the beans; in economic terms is the trucking company game

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47. Method of work design - acknowledges interaction between people and technology in the workplace






48. Set of behaviour norms that seem suitable for a person






49. Berkowitz; there is a relationship between frustration in achieving a goal (no matter how small) and show aggression






50. People who are near us (propinquity) -physically attractive - attitudes similar to our own - like us back (reciprocity); opposites do not attract