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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
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1. An individual's overall image of himself or herself.






2. 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.






3. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






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






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






6. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. A motive for choosing behaviors that are intended to elicit a desired impression of the self.






17. 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






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






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






20. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






21. Attitude toward a social group and its members.






22. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






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






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






32. A generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people -. formed by associating particular characteristics with a particular group.






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. The people we want to be.

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40. When an expected external incentive such as money or prizes decreases a persons intrinsic motivation to perform a task.






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






42. Tend to behave consistently across audience and situations.






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






44. We are biologically programmed for self preservation - but we are always in fear of our own death. Self-Esteem serves as a buffer for this.






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






46. Superficial Processing.






47. A non-conscious form of self-enhancement.






48. 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






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






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