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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. People evaluate themselves against internal 'ideal' and ought standards - producing emotional consequences.






2. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






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






5. Doing something because you want to.






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






7. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






8. 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.






9. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






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






11. 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.






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






13. As a ability or motivation is lacking. Similar to relying on stereotypes when not thinking.






14. People evaluate themselves against internal 'ideal' and ought standards - producing emotional consequences.






15. The people we want to be.

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






17. 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.






18. Stereotyping Increases as.






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






20. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






30. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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31. A narrower more specific social group that is part of a broad social group.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






38. The people we think we should be.

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39. After telling subject were asked how much they enjoyed experiment honestly. Those paid $1 to lie rated the task as more enjoyable than those paid $20. Because incentive wasn't high enough those paid only $1 changed attitude toward task. Thus it isnt






40. People low in self complexity felt better after success and worse after failure than people high in self complexity.






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






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






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






44. 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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45. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






46. 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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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.