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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. 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


2. Group polarization






3. Groupthink






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






5. 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






6. People are promoted at work until they reach a position of incompetence in which they remain






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 2 basic types of love: passionate love and compassionate love






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






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






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






17. The total influences upon individual behavior






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Sharing secrets/feelings facilitates emotional closeness






23. Conformity; change actions and beliefs to conform






24. Persuasive communication from a source of low credibility may become more acceptable later; perhaps memory+discounting cue is severed over time - later recalling a source is less available - or differential decay: impact of cue decays faster than mes






25. Just world bias






26. 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)






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






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






29. Assuming most other people think as you do






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






31. Attribution theory - balance theory






32. Tendency for person doing the behaviour to have different perspective on situation than observer






33. 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






34. 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






35. Theory of reasoned action






36. Cognitive dissonance theory






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






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






39. 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






40. Stimulus-overload theory; also experiment where participants ordered to give 'painful electric shocks' to a 'learner' when incorrect - explored how people respond to orders; conditions that facilitated conformity: remoteness of victim - proximity of






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






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






43. Inoculation theory






44. Presence of others enhance or hinder performance






45. Experiment where participants ordered to give 'painful electric shocks' to a 'learner' when incorrect - explored how people respond to orders; conditions that facilitated conformity: remoteness of victim - proximity of commander - legitimate-seeming






46. 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






47. M.J. Lerner - The belief that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people - it is uncomfortable for people to accept that bad things happen to good people - so they blame the victim






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






49. Conformity; go along publicly but not privately






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