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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Any unjustified positive or negative behavior dierected toward a social group and its members.






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. THat increased incentive leads greater likelihood of attitude change.






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






5. 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.






6. The people we want to be.

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7. Conditional (Classical/Operant) - Mere exposure effect - Self-perception effects.






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






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






10. Stereotyping Increases as.






11. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. Superficial Processing.






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






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






35. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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.






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






49. 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






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