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Social Psychology

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. Own Mood States - Message Length - Source Attractiveness - Source Credibility.






10. 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






11. Stereotyping Increases as.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. Balance Theories - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






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






16. 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.






17. The people we think we should be.

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18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. Conditional (Classical/Operant) - Mere exposure effect - Self-perception effects.






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






27. 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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. The people we want to be.

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






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






35. 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).






36. Message Learning Approach






37. Attitude structures cna be described in terms of three components: AFFECT BEHAVIOR COGNITION






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






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






40. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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41. The Elaboration Likelihood Model.






42. Message Learning Approach - Cognitive Dissonance Theory.






43. 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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






50. 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.