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Social Psychology
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1. 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.
Peripheral Route
Effectiveness of The Persuasive Appeal
Berkowitz & Knurek (1969)
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
2. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.
Self Presentation
Steps in Persuasion According To MLA
Message Learning Approach Claims
Over Justification Effect
3. A person has to remember the content of a for it to have a lasting impact.
(PCG) Personal Relevance Manipulation
Problems of MLA
Key Factor of MLA
(Lepper) Kids and Markers
4. 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.
Cons of Categorization
High End of the Continuum
(Lepore & Brown) Primed Words
Effectiveness of The Persuasive Appeal
5. As a ability or motivation is lacking. Similar to relying on stereotypes when not thinking.
(Twenge and Crocker) Self Esteem in groups
Rebound Effect
Two Factor Theory of emotion
Reliance of Peripheral Cues Increases
6. Self Concept - Self Esteem.
2 Components of The Social Self
Cognitive= Stereotypes
Modern research on stereotypes
Staats and Staats (1957)
7. Prejudice learned from others (teachers - parents - peers - media).
Social Learning Explanation
Authoritarian Personality
(PCG) Results
'Ideal' selves
8. 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.
Individuals High in NFC
Implicit Egoism
Staats and Staats (1957)
Message Learning Approach
9. An unpleasant state caused by people's awareness of inconsistency among various beliefs - attitudes or actions. We are motivated to achieve and maintain cognitive consistency to avoid dissonance.
Message Processing Theories
Steps in Persuasion According To MLA
According to SPT
Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger 1957)
10. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
Berkowitz & Knurek (1969)
Insko (1965) Results
Peripheral Route
11. THat increased incentive leads greater likelihood of attitude change.
Message Learning Approach Claims
Steps in Persuasion According To MLA
Stereotypes include many different types of information.
(PCG) Personal Relevance Manipulation
12. The theory that people evaluate their own abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others.
Social Comparison Theory
Contact Hypothesis
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) Result
Affective= Prejudice
13. Suppressing stereotypical thoughts makes them more likely for these thoughts to come out and influence future actions and thoughts.
Berkowitz & Knurek (1969)
Rebound Effect
Stereotyping is generally associated with
Low Self Monitors
14. An unpleasant state caused by people's awareness of inconsistency among various beliefs - attitudes or actions. We are motivated to achieve and maintain cognitive consistency to avoid dissonance.
(Correll) Quick Decision Kill
Intrinsic Motivation
Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger 1957)
Key Factor of MLA
15. Behavior toward a social group and its members. The way our attitude influences how we act or behave.
Cognitive= Stereotypes
Behavioral= Discrimination
'Ideal' selves
Discrimination
16. People evaluate themselves against internal 'ideal' and ought standards - producing emotional consequences.
Self Presentation
Self-Discrepancy Theory
Message Learning Approach Claims
Self-Perception Theory
17. High Personal relevance had higher agreement if had strong argument vs weaker - which was also higher for strong arguments.
Message Processing Theories
(Payne) Weapon or Tool
(PCG) Results
Big 3 Categories
18. Physical appearance - interest and goals - preferred activities - attitudes.
Subtype
Low End of the Continuum
Stereotypes include many different types of information.
(Schaetner and Singer) Epinephrine
19. We desire self esteem - to be aligned with other people to make ourselves feel better about ourselves.
Modern research on stereotypes
The Need to Belong
Cons of Categorization
Cacioppo (1983) UI
20. A narrower more specific social group that is part of a broad social group.
The Elaboration Continuum
Subtype
Key Factor of MLA
Reliance of Peripheral Cues Increases
21. Initially played game for 20mins average - when given extra credit played 25mins (ave) - after reward stopped played only for 14min -
Staats and Staats (1957)
Reasons of End of Attitude Research
Two Factor Theory of emotion
(Lepper) Kids and Math Games
22. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.
Modern research on stereotypes
Leaning Theories
Implicit Egoism
Low End of the Continuum
23. Stereotyping Increases as.
How does our self self concept and self esteem shaped by our social environment?
As Cognitive Capacity Decreases
(Payne) Weapon or Tool
(Baron & Banaji) White vs Black
24. The people we want to be.
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25. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to reflect and express the self concept.
(Shaetner) Shocks
Self Expression
Insko (1965)
Low Elaboration (Peripheral Route)
26. 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.
Behavioral= Discrimination
Cognitive Dissonance Steps
(Lepper) Kids and Markers
Self Esteem
27. Own Mood States - Message Length - Source Attractiveness - Source Credibility.
(Lepore & Brown) Primed Words
Common Peripheral Cues
Two Factor Theory of emotion
Self Enhancing Bias`
28. When people realize their behavior is caused by an EXTERNAL FACTOR they do not assume that it reflects their INTERNAL FEELINGS.`
According to SPT
Low Elaboration (Peripheral Route)
Common Peripheral Cues
Cacioppo (1983) UI
29. Subjects read persuasive message in favor of tuition increase. 1/2 received message that had only strong arguments. 1/2 received for weak. Results showed high NFC participants were persuaded b strong arguments vs weak.
Low Self Monitors
Central Route
Cacioppo (1983) UI
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
30. 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
Stereotype
Key Factor of MLA
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) Result
Berkowitz & Knurek (1969)
31. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.
Steps in Persuasion According To MLA
Reliance of Peripheral Cues Increases
(Amabile) Adult Participants
'Ought' selves
32. 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.
Effectiveness of The Persuasive Appeal
Message Learning Approach
Terror Management Theory
Modern research on stereotypes
33. Central Route - Systematic Processing
High End of the Continuum
Cognitive Consistency Theories
Discrimination
(PCG) Personal Relevance Manipulation
34. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.
Reliance of Peripheral Cues Increases
Message Processing Theories
Two Factor Theory of emotion
Big 3 Categories
35. 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
(Twenge and Crocker) Self Esteem in groups
Terror Management Theory
Cacioppo (1983) UI
Two Factor Theory of emotion
36. Allows us to master our environment. Also deal with others efficiently and appropriately.
Central Route
Behavioral= Discrimination
2 Components of The Social Self
Pros of Categorization
37. Any unjustified positive or negative behavior dierected toward a social group and its members.
Discrimination
(Schaetner and Singer) Epinephrine
(Klein) False Feedback
Self Handicapped
38. Tend to shape their behavior for their audience and situations.
High Self Monitors
Social Categorization
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) Result
Steps in Persuasion According To MLA
39. 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
(Schaetner and Singer) Epinephrine
(Baron & Banaji) White vs Black
Insko (1965) Results
Self-Perception Theory
40. A non-conscious form of self-enhancement.
Insko (1965) Results
(Amabile) Adult Participants
(Correll) Quick Decision Kill
Implicit Egoism
41. Specific Responses are followed by positive or negative consequences.
Social Comparison Theory
Stereotype
Operant Conditioning
Effectiveness of The Persuasive Appeal
42. Incentives for the new attitudinal position must out weigh those of the current/ initial attitude.
Pros of Categorization
(PCG) Results
Effectiveness of The Persuasive Appeal
Intrinsic Motivation
43. 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.`
(Pelham) Positive Association
Low Elaboration (Peripheral Route)
Petty - Cacioppo - & Goldman (1981) (PCG)
(Twenge and Crocker) Self Esteem in groups
44. Physical appearance - interest and goals - preferred activities - attitudes.
Stereotypes include many different types of information.
Reliance of Peripheral Cues Increases
(PCG) Personal Relevance Manipulation
How does our self self concept and self esteem shaped by our social environment?
45. 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.
(Lepore & Brown) Primed Words
(Twenge and Crocker) Self Esteem in groups
Modern research on stereotypes
The Elaboration Continuum
46. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to elicit a desired impression of the self.
Self Presentation
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) Result
Terror Management Theory
Insko (1965)
47. We tend to attribute our own behaviors to situational causes while seeing others behaviors as caused by internal characteristics. Especially when behaviors are negative.
(Lepper) Kids and Markers
(Heatherton & Vohs) Self Esteem Intelligence Test
Actor Observer Differences in Attribution
Cognitive Consistency Theories
48. Attitude structures cna be described in terms of three components: AFFECT BEHAVIOR COGNITION
(Lepore & Brown) Primed Words
Extrinsic Motivation
ABC Model
Stereotyping has been shown when people are?
49. Creating mental obstacles and excuses for selves - for if we do poorly on task we can fall back on.
Self Handicapped
Leaning Theories
Self Discrepancy Theory Predicts
Implicit Association Test
50. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) Result
Insko (1965) Results
Message Learning Approach Claims
Discrimination