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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. Behavior toward a social group and its members. The way our attitude influences how we act or behave.






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






3. 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.






4. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Creating mental obstacles and excuses for selves - for if we do poorly on task we can fall back on.






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






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






13. 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.






14. Measured in several groups. Results showed blacks had average higher self esteem relative to whites - while other groups had lower self esteem in comparison to whites.`






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






16. An unpleasant state caused by people's awareness of inconsistency among various beliefs - attitudes or actions. We are motivated to achieve and maintain cognitive consistency to avoid dissonance.






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






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






23. 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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24. 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






25. Called students at the U of Hawaii and asked their opinion about a new university festival. Students then heard statement about the festival and asked if they agreed or not. 1/2 were rewarded with 'good' when said good things - 1/2 when said bad.






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






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






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






29. Message Learning Approach






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. 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






44. 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.






45. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






46. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






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






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






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






50. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.







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