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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. We desire self esteem - to be aligned with other people to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.






2. 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






3. 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.






4. We have more situational information about ourselves than we do for others. -Also others behavior is salient. -Could also be because we view selves in positive light.






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






6. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






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






9. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






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






11. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






12. 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.






13. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Measured extent of white preference for a white vs black stimulus person.85% of 6 year old's preferred whites. 70%-10 year olds - 50% of adults.






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






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






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






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






23. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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24. 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.






25. 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.






26. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






27. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






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






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






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






31. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






32. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






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. A non-conscious form of self-enhancement.






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






37. 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.






38. 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.`






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






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






41. Creating mental obstacles and excuses for selves - for if we do poorly on task we can fall back on.






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






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






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






45. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






47. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






48. Avoid effortful thinking.






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






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