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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






2. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to reflect and express the self concept.






3. Extreme hatred for other groups.


4. Memory message content does not always matter in persuasion. Incentive based predictions do not always work.






5. Subjects had to decide appropriately - results found they were more likely to misidentify blacks with having a weapon.






6. Tend to shape their behavior for their audience and situations.






7. Measured in several groups. Results showed blacks had average higher self esteem relative to whites - while other groups had lower self esteem in comparison to whites.`






8. A non-conscious form of self-enhancement.






9. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






10. Person is more motivated to think carefully about argument presented. (central route).






11. Allows us to master our environment. Also deal with others efficiently and appropriately.






12. An individual's positive or negative evaluation or himself/herself.






13. ENjoy cognitive activities and engage in them when they have the chance.






14. Own Mood States - Message Length - Source Attractiveness - Source Credibility.






15. We make inferences about our attitudes by observing our own behaviors when 'internal cues' are weak or ambiguous.






16. After telling subject were asked how much they enjoyed experiment honestly. Those paid $1 to lie rated the task as more enjoyable than those paid $20. Because incentive wasn't high enough those paid only $1 changed attitude toward task. Thus it isnt






17. Extreme hatred for other groups.


18. Prejudice learned from others (teachers - parents - peers - media).






19. The idea that emotional experience is the result of a two-step self-perception process in which people first experience physiological arousal and then seek an appropriate explanation for it






20. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






21. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to elicit a desired impression of the self.






22. Attitude-Behavior Consistency Problems. Persuasion effects were difficult to replicate. Conflicting findings and theories.






23. People low in self complexity felt better after success and worse after failure than people high in self complexity.






24. An individual's positive or negative evaluation or himself/herself.






25. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






26. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






27. We tend to attribute our own behaviors to situational causes while seeing others behaviors as caused by internal characteristics. Especially when behaviors are negative.






28. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






29. Most Social Psychologist and Evolutionary psychologist agree. Contemporary social psychologist believe such phenomena results form similar social cognitive.






30. The theory that people evaluate their own abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others.






31. Pair neutral objects with stimuli that already bring about desired response. EX Mothballs->Grandparents->Pleasant feelin Mothball-->Pleasant Feeling.






32. We desire self esteem - to be aligned with other people to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.






33. When people realize their behavior is caused by an EXTERNAL FACTOR they do not assume that it reflects their INTERNAL FEELINGS.`






34. We are biologically programmed for self preservation - but we are always in fear of our own death. Self-Esteem serves as a buffer for this.






35. Randomly assigned morning types and evening types - and led experiment during morning - noon - and evening. Subjects read evidence about Robert Garner - and Roberto Garcia - found Roberto Garcia rated more negatively at morning time.






36. Initially played game for 20mins average - when given extra credit played 25mins (ave) - after reward stopped played only for 14min -






37. Physical appearance - interest and goals - preferred activities - attitudes.






38. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






39. Gave participants a long list of names paired with different words. 1/2 paired neg. words with 'George' and neutral words with 'Ed' (VV). After leaving room subjects talked with either 'Ed Fuller' or 'George Foster'. Results showed people were viewed






40. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.






41. Specific Responses are followed by positive or negative consequences.






42. Had subjects hear an audio message in favor of 'Senior Comprehensive Exams'. 1/2 given strong argument vs Weak.






43. An unpleasant state caused by people's awareness of inconsistency among various beliefs - attitudes or actions. We are motivated to achieve and maintain cognitive consistency to avoid dissonance.






44. An individual difference reflecting the extent which people engage in and effortful cognitive activities. (playing chess)






45. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






46. Conditional (Classical/Operant) - Mere exposure effect - Self-perception effects.






47. Beliefs about attributes of a group. This involves a persons belief/ knowledge about an attitude object.






48. THat increased incentive leads greater likelihood of attitude change.






49. The people we want to be.


50. We desire self esteem - to be aligned with other people to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.