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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






3. 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






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






5. A person has to remember the content of a for it to have a lasting impact.






6. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






8. Injected males with epinephrine. 1 group told of the true effects of drug - 1 group not told - 1 group received placebo. Then left with confederate who were told was in same situations - he acted either angry or happy. Results showed those not aware






9. Nonsense syllables visually and paired with positive or negative words via audio. Ex saw nonsense word but saw either 'sweet' or 'ugly'. Results showed people formed attitudes based on pairing of +/- words.






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






11. An account of attitude change developed by psychologist Daryl Bem. It asserts that people develop their attitudes by observing their behavior and concluding what attitudes must have caused them.






12. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






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






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






16. Suppressing stereotypical thoughts makes them more likely for these thoughts to come out and influence future actions and thoughts.






17. Argued we form positive association to the sight of our own name - and are drawn to people and places that resemble this. (Mike from Michigan - Denise the Dentist).






18. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






19. 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.






20. Process of identifying individuals as members of a social group because they share typical features of a group. When people are perceived as members of a group not as individuals.






21. 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.`






22. Process of identifying individuals as members of a social group because they share typical features of a group. When people are perceived as members of a group not as individuals.






23. An individual's overall image of himself or herself.






24. 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.






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






26. An account of attitude change developed by psychologist Daryl Bem. It asserts that people develop their attitudes by observing their behavior and concluding what attitudes must have caused them.






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






28. When people do not elaborate on the arguments of a communication but are instead swayed by factors that are peripheral to the message.






29. Doing something because you want to.






30. Discrepancy - Emotional Reactions - Long-Term Effects.






31. A person has to remember the content of a for it to have a lasting impact.






32. Argued we form positive association to the sight of our own name - and are drawn to people and places that resemble this. (Mike from Michigan - Denise the Dentist).






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






34. Refers to the performance of the activity in order to obtain an outcome.






35. Message Learning Approach






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Emphasis on how people learn persuasive messages. Researched who says what to whom. Who-the source of the communication. WHat- the nature of the communication.






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






42. Suppressing stereotypical thoughts makes them more likely for these thoughts to come out and influence future actions and thoughts.






43. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






44. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






45. Superficial Processing.






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






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






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






49. Injected males with epinephrine. 1 group told of the true effects of drug - 1 group not told - 1 group received placebo. Then left with confederate who were told was in same situations - he acted either angry or happy. Results showed those not aware






50. 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