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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. Competition for scare resources usually causes conflict in a group - Sherif'S Robber'S cave experiment






2. Prisoner'S dilemma - trucking company game to illustrate struggle between cooperation and competition






3. Study how to increase worker productivity at Hawthorne Works - reported anything they did increased productivity; because performance changes when people are being observed






4. 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






5. Elaboration likelihood model






6. Lewin; life space; pushes person in the direction of + valence - away from - valence






7. Using shortcut about typical assumptions rather than relying on logic; basis of stereotypes- 6 feet tall beautiful women --> we think she'S more likely to be a model than lawyer






8. Had subjects listen to 'opinion' of others of which lines were equal - subjects conformed to clearly incorrect opinion of others 33% of the time; unanimity seemed to be influential






9. How stimuli are rated - the more we see/experience something - the more positively we rate it






10. Humans interact in ways that maximize reward and minimize costs






11. Inoculation theory






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






13. Group polarization






14. Doing a small favour makes people more willing to do larger ones later






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






16. Presence of others helps with easy tasks but hinders complex tasks






17. Presence of others enhance or hinder performance






18. Self-perception theory






19. 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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20. Dislike(-) - like (+) - balance if 1 or 3 + - imbalance if 0 or 2 + - too simplistic - Balance exists when all 3 fit together harmoniously - when there sin'T balance - there will be stress - and a tendency to remove stress by achieving balance






21. Sometimes attribute excitement or physiological arousal about one thing to something else (e.g. bungee jumping on first date)






22. First official social psychology experiment on social facilitation; cyclists performed better when paced by others






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






24. Behaving in ways that might make a good impression






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






26. Doll preference studies






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






28. 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






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






30. Beliefs are more vulnerable if never faced challenge






31. Expert and/or trustworthy - similar to listener - acceptable to listener - overheard rather than obviously influencing - anecdotal - emotional - or shocking - part of a debate rather than one-sided argument

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32. Process by which people pay close attention to their actions - often change behaviours to be more favourable






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






34. Conformity; go along publicly but not privately






35. Evaluating one'S own actions - abilities - opinions - and ideas and comparing to others; - since others are generally familiar people (own social group) - used for argument against mainstreaming; --> when children with difficulties in classes with no






36. Assuming most other people think as you do






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






38. Refusal to conform - may occur as result of blatant attempt to control; will not conform if forewarned that others will try to change them






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






40. 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)






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






42. Those in a group think their members have more positive qualities and fewer negative than members in another group even if qualities are the same; basis for prejudice






43. Stoner; group discussion generally serves to strengthen the already dominant point of view; explains risky shift






44. Bem; alternative explanation to cognitive dissonance; - when people are unsure of beliefs - they take cues from own behaviour (rather than aligning beliefs to match actions) - $1000 to work on Saturday






45. It is majority opinion - majority has unanimous position - majority has high status majority or individual is concerned for her own status - situation in public - not previously committed to a position - low self-esteem - scores high on authoritarian






46. Groups take greater risks than individuals






47. Nursing home residents with plants to care for have better health






48. 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 -






49. 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)






50. Prejudice - showed group conflict most effectively overcome by need for cooperative attention to a higher superordinate goal; 2 groups of 12-year-old boys - 3 phases of group dynamics: in-group phase (bonding with own group) - friction phase (groups

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