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Social Psychology

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






2. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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






7. Doing something because you want to.






8. Specific Responses are followed by positive or negative consequences.






9. 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






10. 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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11. The theory that certain types of direct contact between groups will reduce prejudice. More contact is thought to increase the amount of information learned.






12. 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.






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






14. Beliefs about attributes of a group. This involves a persons belief/ knowledge about an attitude object.






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






16. Doing something because you want to.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Specific Responses are followed by positive or negative consequences.






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. Message Learning Approach






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






27. A generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people -. formed by associating particular characteristics with a particular group.






28. The theory that certain types of direct contact between groups will reduce prejudice. More contact is thought to increase the amount of information learned.






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






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






31. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






32. When people do not elaborate on the arguments of a communication but are instead swayed by factors that are peripheral to the message.






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






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






35. Message Learning Approach






36. 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.






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






38. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






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






40. 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






41. 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.`






42. 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






43. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






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






45. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






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






47. Superficial Processing.






48. 1/2 subject given easy questions and told that they did better than average (non ego threatning) (ViceVersa). Then had those ego-threatened interact with others who didn't take test. Subjects that didn't take test rated the ego-threatened people as l






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






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







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