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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. 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






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






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






4. Superficial Processing.






5. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to reflect and express the self concept.






6. 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.






7. THat increased incentive leads greater likelihood of attitude change.






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






9. Physical appearance - interest and goals - preferred activities - attitudes.






10. Tend to shape their behavior for their audience and situations.






11. Suppressing stereotypical thoughts makes them more likely for these thoughts to come out and influence future actions and thoughts.






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






14. A non-conscious form of self-enhancement.






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






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






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






18. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






20. The people we want to be.

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21. 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






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






23. 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.`






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






25. 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.






26. An individual difference reflecting the extent which people engage in and effortful cognitive activities. (playing chess)






27. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






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






29. Stereotyping Increases as.






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






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






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






34. The people we think we should be.

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35. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to reflect and express the self concept.






36. 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.






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






38. 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






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






40. Process of identifying individuals as members of a social group because they share typical features of a group. When people are perceived as members of a group not as individuals.






41. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.






42. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






50. 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.