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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. Groupthink






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Groups take greater risks than individuals






9. Hawthorne effect






10. One of the first to apply psychology to business - specifically in advertising; also involved in helping military implement psychological testing to aid with personnel selection






11. Behaving in ways that might make a good impression






12. With opposing party decreases conflict - we fear what we do not know`






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






14. 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)






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






19. Lewin; life space; block locomotion between regions of person and psychological environment






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






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






22. Self-perception theory






23. 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






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






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






26. 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)






27. Cognitive dissonance theory






28. Sharing secrets/feelings facilitates emotional closeness






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






30. Inoculation theory






31. Going along with real or perceived group pressure - compliance - acceptance






32. 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






33. Theory of reasoned action






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






35. 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)






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






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






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






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






40. Attribution theory - balance theory






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






42. When 2 parties adapt to or are socialized by each other (e.g. parents and children)






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






44. Experiment - people'S descriptions of the autokinetic effect were influenced by others' descriptions; also win/lose game-type competition can trigger conflict in groups - Robbers' cave experiment






45. Frustration-aggression hypothesis






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






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






48. Assuming most other people think as you do






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






50. Beliefs are more vulnerable if never faced challenge