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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Conditional (Classical/Operant) - Mere exposure effect - Self-perception effects.






2. Under time pressure -Experiencing extreme emotions - At low circadian rhythm (tired)






3. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






4. Interpreting information concerning the self in a way that leads to overly positive evaluations. People usually rate themselves above average on positive traits.






5. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






6. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






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






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






9. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






11. The extent to which people are sensitive to the demands of social situations and shape their behavior accordingly.






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






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






14. Had subjects spend an hour performing really boring repetitive tasks. 1/3 received $20 to tell next subject that task was fun. 1/3 only received $1 - last 1/3 not asked to lie.






15. Primed words associated with stereotypes of blacks - or nonsense syllables.Then read description of person with traits related to stereotypes. Effects higher for those with high anti black prejudice.






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






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






18. Incentives for the new attitudinal position must out weigh those of the current/ initial attitude.






19. Called students at the U of Hawaii and asked their opinion about a new university festival. Students then heard statement about the festival and asked if they agreed or not. 1/2 were rewarded with 'good' when said good things - 1/2 when said bad.






20. Any unjustified positive or negative behavior dierected toward a social group and its members.






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






22. We may often draw inferences from our thoughts - feelings and behaviors.






23. An attitude toward the members of some groups based solely on their memberships in that group (can be positive or negative).






24. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






25. 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.`






26. 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.






27. 1/3 kids draw pictures - 1/3 told would get award - 1/3 not told about reward before starting but received after. Those with unexpected reward had highest.






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






29. High Personal relevance had higher agreement if had strong argument vs weaker - which was also higher for strong arguments.






30. The people we want to be.

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31. Found that people were frieghtened into thinking they would receive shocks sought others in the same situation- influenced behavior.






32. A generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people -. formed by associating particular characteristics with a particular group.






33. 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






34. Wrote poem - drew pictures - generated business solutions.






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






36. Persuasion processes fall along a 'continuum' of cognitive processing. Consider this as synonyms with superficial vs systematic processing.






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






38. 1/2 told 60% answers right - 1/2 told 40%. Also told either that their average was 20% better or worse. People like more that they were better than average.






39. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






40. Behavior toward a social group and its members. The way our attitude influences how we act or behave.






41. Superficial Processing.






42. Attitude structures cna be described in terms of three components: AFFECT BEHAVIOR COGNITION






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






44. Wrote poem - drew pictures - generated business solutions.






45. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






47. Message Learning Approach






48. A covert computer based measure derived from the speed at which people respond to paring of a concept. (How quickly associate minorities with danger).






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






50. Avoid effortful thinking.