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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Wrote poem - drew pictures - generated business solutions.






2. 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






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






4. When an expected external incentive such as money or prizes decreases a persons intrinsic motivation to perform a task.






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






6. 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.






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






8. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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.`






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The individual must perceive the action as inconsistent; Must take personal responsibility for the act; Must experience physiological arousal; Must attribute the arousal to the action.






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






23. Message Learning Approach






24. Makes all members of a group seem more similar to each other than if they were not categorized. Also - categorization can also exaggerate differences between groups.






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






26. 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.






27. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






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






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






30. 1/2 subject given easy questions and told that they did better than average (non ego threatning) (ViceVersa). Then had those ego-threatened interact with others who didn't take test. Subjects that didn't take test rated the ego-threatened people as l






31. Gave British subjects photos of a day in the life of a skinhead - told to write about him. 1/2 told to avoid stereotypes. Then were told they would meet him in a room - but He was out - they then measured how far they sat. Those that were told to avo






32. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






33. When people elaborate on a persuasion communication reading/listening carefully and thinking about the arguments (central merits) given.






34. Relies on subtle methods: Disguised questionaires -Elaborate cover stories -Physiological measures -Implicit reaction times.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Found similar effects as Payne - in a video game simulation. Found all subjects include blacks were more likely to shoot a black holding a tool.`






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






43. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






44. Doing something because you want to.






45. 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.






46. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






47. Relies on subtle methods: Disguised questionaires -Elaborate cover stories -Physiological measures -Implicit reaction times.






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






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






50. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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