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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Message Learning Approach






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






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






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






5. The diversity of self aspects people develop for various roles.






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






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






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






9. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






10. Stereotyping Increases as.






11. 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).






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.`






16. People don't need to have unpleasant tension and inconsistency to change. People might simply observe their own behaviors.






17. Central Route - Systematic Processing






18. 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.






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






20. The theory that certain types of direct contact between groups will reduce prejudice. More contact is thought to increase the amount of information learned.






21. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






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






24. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






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






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. Doing something because you want to.






29. 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.






30. People don't need to have unpleasant tension and inconsistency to change. People might simply observe their own behaviors.






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






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






33. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






35. 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.






36. Stereotyping Increases as.






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. When people believe that some groups don't have what it takes and should be excluded from desirable positions - wealth - and power.

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






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






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






46. 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.






47. The people we want to be.

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






49. 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.






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