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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Those who cannot accept their own 'inner conflicts' believe in authority and see their own inadequacies in others. Thus prejudice acts as a protection from self doubts.






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






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






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






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






6. Central Route - Systematic Processing






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






12. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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






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






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






16. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






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






18. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






20. Elaboration likelihood model - Heuristic Systematic Model.






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






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






23. We make inferences about our attitudes by observing our own behaviors when 'internal cues' are weak or ambiguous.






24. 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).






25. 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.






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






27. The people we want to be.

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28. 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.






29. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






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






31. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






38. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






39. 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.






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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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.