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Social Psychology

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






2. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






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






13. Under time pressure -Experiencing extreme emotions - At low circadian rhythm (tired)






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






15. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






16. 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.`






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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).






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






38. 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






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






40. The people we want to be.

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






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






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






44. Message Learning Approach






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






46. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






48. 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.






49. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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