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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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






2. The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply entwined - achieved via mutual trust - respect - and commitment






3. 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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4. Behaving in ways that might make a good impression






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






6. 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






7. Festinger; it is uncomfortable for people to have beliefs that do not match actions; people are motivated to back actions up by changing beliefs; the less act is justified by circumstance - the more we feel need to justify it by aligning attitude wit






8. When one'S expectations draw out (in a way - cause) the expected behaviour






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Tendency to make simple explanations for complex events - people hold onto original ideas about cause even when new factors emerge






13. 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






14. 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






15. Logical fallacy; small - insignificant first step in one direction will lead to greater steps with a significant impact






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






17. When people think there is a higher proportion of one thing in a group than there really is because examples of that one thing come to mind more easily; e.g. read a list - half celebrity names - half random - may think more celebrities than random be






18. 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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19. 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






20. Just world bias






21. The study of how people relate to and influence each other






22. Inoculation theory






23. 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






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






25. 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)






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Interpreting own actions and motives ina positive way - blaming situations for failures and taking credit for successes; think self as better than average






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






31. Heider; how people infer causes of other'S behaviour; attribute intentions and emotions to almost anything - even shapes on a screen; 3 elements: locus - stability - controllability






32. 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






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






34. 2 basic types of love: passionate love and compassionate love






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






36. 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






37. Studied stres sand coping - - differentiated between problem-focused coping (changing stressor) and emotion-focused coping (changing response)






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






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






40. 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 -






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






42. Beliefs are more vulnerable if never faced challenge






43. Assuming 2 unrelated things are related






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






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






46. The attributions we make about our actions or those of others usually accurate; we base this on consistency - distinctiveness - and consensus of the action






47. 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






48. Argued that human have 6 basic emotions: sadness - happiness - fear - anger - surprise - disgust - drew conclusion from cross-cultural studies - individuals could recognize facial expressions corresponding to those six; FACS coding






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






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