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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. An individual difference reflecting the extent which people engage in and effortful cognitive activities. (playing chess)






2. 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.






3. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






4. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






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






6. Superficial Processing.






7. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






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






15. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






17. Gave participants a long list of names paired with different words. 1/2 paired neg. words with 'George' and neutral words with 'Ed' (VV). After leaving room subjects talked with either 'Ed Fuller' or 'George Foster'. Results showed people were viewed






18. 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.






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






20. People evaluate themselves against internal 'ideal' and ought standards - producing emotional consequences.






21. 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.






22. Doing something because you want to.






23. Central Route - Systematic Processing






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






25. Interpreting information concerning the self in a way that leads to overly positive evaluations. People usually rate themselves above average on positive traits.






26. 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






27. Stereotyping Increases as.






28. Central Route - Systematic Processing






29. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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.






34. Message Learning Approach






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






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






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






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






39. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






40. 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.`






41. Person is more motivated to think carefully about argument presented. (central route).






42. Randomly assigned morning types and evening types - and led experiment during morning - noon - and evening. Subjects read evidence about Robert Garner - and Roberto Garcia - found Roberto Garcia rated more negatively at morning time.






43. We may often draw inferences from our thoughts - feelings and behaviors.






44. ENjoy cognitive activities and engage in them when they have the chance.






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






46. 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.






47. Doing something because you want to.






48. 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).






49. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






50. 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.