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GRE Psychology: Social Psychology

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1. 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






2. Behaving in ways that might make a good impression






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






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






5. Self-perception theory






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






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






8. 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


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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






19. Doll preference studies






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Groups take greater risks than individuals






25. 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


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






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






28. Frustration-aggression hypothesis






29. The total influences upon individual behavior






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






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






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






33. Sharing secrets/feelings facilitates emotional closeness






34. Assuming most other people think as you do






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






36. 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)






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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 -






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. Ellen langer - Belief that you can control things that you actually have no influence on - The driving force behind manipulating the lottery - gambling and superstition






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






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






49. 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






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