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Social Psychology
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1. Most Social Psychologist and Evolutionary psychologist agree. Contemporary social psychologist believe such phenomena results form similar social cognitive.
Why AOD?
Cons of Categorization
Is Prejudice Hardwired?
The Need to Belong
2. People low in self complexity felt better after success and worse after failure than people high in self complexity.
(PCG) Results
Cognitive Dissonance Steps
Cognitive Dissonance Steps
(Linville) Self Esteem in Success/Failure
3. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.
Discrimination
Big 3 Categories
High Elaboration (Central Route
'Hot' Prejudice
4. Memory message content does not always matter in persuasion. Incentive based predictions do not always work.
Problems of MLA
Central Route
Self Expression
Self Discrepancy Theory Predicts
5. Conditional (Classical/Operant) - Mere exposure effect - Self-perception effects.
Self Monitoring
'Hot' Prejudice
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
Low Elaboration (Peripheral Route)
6. Stereotyping Increases as.
As Cognitive Capacity Decreases
According to Self-perception Theory
Insko (1965) Results
Pros of Categorization
7. 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.
Cons of Categorization
Authoritarian Personality
Low Elaboration (Peripheral Route)
Self Enhancing Bias`
8. Any unjustified positive or negative behavior dierected toward a social group and its members.
(PCG) Results
Terror Management Theory
Message Learning Approach Claims
Discrimination
9. A narrower more specific social group that is part of a broad social group.
Subtype
Pros of Categorization
Self Handicapped
The Elaboration Continuum
10. The theory that people evaluate their own abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others.
Social Comparison Theory
Stereotyping is generally associated with
Classical Conditioning
Peripheral Route
11. Attitude-Behavior Consistency Problems. Persuasion effects were difficult to replicate. Conflicting findings and theories.
Reasons of End of Attitude Research
Pros of Categorization
Central Route
Implicit Association Test
12. The people we think we should be.
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13. An individual difference reflecting the extent which people engage in and effortful cognitive activities. (playing chess)
Low Self Monitors
Message Learning Approach Claims
Classical Conditioning
Need For Cognition NFC
14. An individual's overall image of himself or herself.
Intrinsic Motivation
Subtype
Effectiveness of The Persuasive Appeal
Self Concept
15. Discrepancy - Emotional Reactions - Long-Term Effects.
Self Discrepancy Theory Predicts
Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger 1957)
Big 3 Categories
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) Result
16. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.
(Correll) Quick Decision Kill
Problems of MLA
Big 3 Categories
Stereotype
17. We make inferences about our attitudes by observing our own behaviors when 'internal cues' are weak or ambiguous.
As Cognitive Capacity Decreases
Central Route
Self-Perception Theory
(Klein) False Feedback
18. 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.
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
'Hot' Prejudice
Insko (1965)
Message Processing Theories
19. An attitude toward the members of some groups based solely on their memberships in that group (can be positive or negative).
Self-Perception Theory
Low Elaboration (Peripheral Route)
Contact Hypothesis
Prejudice
20. 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.
Big 3 Categories
Affective= Prejudice
Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger 1957)
(Pelham) Positive Association
21. When people realize their behavior is caused by an EXTERNAL FACTOR they do not assume that it reflects their INTERNAL FEELINGS.`
Self Enhancing Bias`
According to SPT
Common Peripheral Cues
Over Justification Effect
22. The diversity of self aspects people develop for various roles.
Self Presentation
Self Complexity
Stereotyping is generally associated with
Message Learning Approach
23. We may often draw inferences from our thoughts - feelings and behaviors.
Big 3 Categories
How does our self self concept and self esteem shaped by our social environment?
Leaning Theories
Cognitive Consistency Theories
24. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).
Self-Perception Theory
'Hot' Prejudice
(PCG) Personal Relevance Manipulation
(Shaetner) Shocks
25. Message Learning Approach
Key Factor of MLA
Behavioral= Discrimination
Intrinsic Motivation
Leaning Theories
26. The people we think we should be.
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27. A generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people -. formed by associating particular characteristics with a particular group.
Stereotype
Reasons of End of Attitude Research
Two Factor Theory of emotion
Self Complexity
28. People evaluate themselves against internal 'ideal' and ought standards - producing emotional consequences.
Subtype
Social Categorization
Self-Discrepancy Theory
Big 3 Categories
29. Prejudice learned from others (teachers - parents - peers - media).
'Ought' selves
Reasons of End of Attitude Research
'Ideal' selves
Social Learning Explanation
30. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.
Problems of MLA
Self Concept
Low End of the Continuum
Message Processing Theories
31. A generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people -. formed by associating particular characteristics with a particular group.
Stereotype
Extrinsic Motivation
Operant Conditioning
Over Justification Effect
32. Specific Responses are followed by positive or negative consequences.
Staats and Staats (1957)
(Amabile) Adult Participants
Self Monitoring
Operant Conditioning
33. 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.
Individuals Low in NFC
Social Comparison Theory
Authoritarian Personality
Big 3 Categories
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.
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
(Heatherton & Vohs) Self Esteem Intelligence Test
Cons of Categorization
Social Comparison Theory
35. Relies on subtle methods: Disguised questionaires -Elaborate cover stories -Physiological measures -Implicit reaction times.
Cognitive Consistency Theories
The Elaboration Continuum
Modern research on stereotypes
Operant Conditioning
36. 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.
(Correll) Quick Decision Kill
Leaning Theories
(Lepper) Kids and Markers
Self Esteem
37. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.
(Schaetner and Singer) Epinephrine
Central Route
Problems of MLA
Low Self Monitors
38. Incentives for the new attitudinal position must out weigh those of the current/ initial attitude.
Problems of MLA
Self Concept
Terror Management Theory
Effectiveness of The Persuasive Appeal
39. Refers to the performance of the activity in order to obtain an outcome.
Self Discrepancy Theory Predicts
According to Self-perception Theory
Extrinsic Motivation
(Pelham) Positive Association
40. Beliefs about attributes of a group. This involves a persons belief/ knowledge about an attitude object.
Insko (1965)
(Pelham) Positive Association
Effectiveness of The Persuasive Appeal
Cognitive= Stereotypes
41. 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
(Schaetner and Singer) Epinephrine
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
(Lepore & Brown) Primed Words
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) Result
42. Own Mood States - Message Length - Source Attractiveness - Source Credibility.
Reliance of Peripheral Cues Increases
Insko (1965) Results
Common Peripheral Cues
Self-Discrepancy Theory
43. 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.
Peripheral Route
Cognitive Dissonance Steps
Low Elaboration (Peripheral Route)
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
44. A non-conscious form of self-enhancement.
Two Factor Theory of emotion
Self Esteem
Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger 1957)
Implicit Egoism
45. 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
Self Expression
(Schaetner and Singer) Epinephrine
Cacioppo (1983) UI
Petty - Cacioppo - & Goldman (1981) (PCG)
46. THat increased incentive leads greater likelihood of attitude change.
Self-Perception Theory
Over Justification Effect
Message Learning Approach Claims
(Klein) False Feedback
47. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.
Steps in Persuasion According To MLA
Over Justification Effect
Message Learning Approach
(Twenge and Crocker) Self Esteem in groups
48. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).
(PCG) Personal Relevance Manipulation
Terror Management Theory
(Lepper) Kids and Markers
(Schaetner and Singer) Epinephrine
49. 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.
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
Cacioppo (1983) UI
Common Peripheral Cues
Low Self Monitors
50. ENjoy cognitive activities and engage in them when they have the chance.
As Cognitive Capacity Decreases
Classic Dissonance Exp. Festinger & Carlsmith (1959)
Individuals High in NFC
Operant Conditioning