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Social Psychology

Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Attention - Comprehension - Yielding (attitude change) - Retention.






2. Initially played game for 20mins average - when given extra credit played 25mins (ave) - after reward stopped played only for 14min -






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. An individual's overall image of himself or herself.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. The people we want to be.

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






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






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






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. 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






19. 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.






20. Stereotyping Increases as.






21. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






23. 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.






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






25. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






26. The individual must perceive the action as inconsistent; Must take personal responsibility for the act; Must experience physiological arousal; Must attribute the arousal to the action.






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






28. 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.






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






30. 1/2 told 60% answers right - 1/2 told 40%. Also told either that their average was 20% better or worse. People like more that they were better than average.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 1/2 told University is considering the exams for next year (high relevance). 1/2 told exams for 10 years in future (low relevance).






42. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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






44. Avoid effortful thinking.






45. An attitude toward the members of some groups based solely on their memberships in that group (can be positive or negative).






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






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