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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. Assuming 2 unrelated things are related






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. Illusion of control






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






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






16. Assuming most other people think as you do






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






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. Overestimating the general frequency of things we are most familiar with






20. 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






21. Beliefs are more vulnerable if never faced challenge






22. Conformity; change actions and beliefs to conform






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






24. Presence of others enhance or hinder performance






25. Frustration-aggression hypothesis






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






27. Sales tactic - persuader ask for more than they would ever get and then 'Settle' for less






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






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






30. 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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31. 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






32. Conformity; go along publicly but not privately






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






34. 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)






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






36. 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






37. 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 -






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. Just world bias






45. Groups take greater risks than individuals






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






50. Likely to occur in a group with unquestioned beliefs - pressure to conform - invulnerability - censors - cohesiveness - isolation - strong leader; to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critical testing - analyzing - or evaluating