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Social Psychology

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






2. Subjects had to decide appropriately - results found they were more likely to misidentify blacks with having a weapon.






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






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






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






6. The people we think we should be.

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7. Found similar effects as Payne - in a video game simulation. Found all subjects include blacks were more likely to shoot a black holding a tool.`






8. 1 week later in the survey showed students were more favorable about the festival if rewarded for being favorable - and less for being unfavorable.






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






10. 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






11. Self Concept - Self Esteem.






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






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






14. Avoid effortful thinking.






15. An individual's positive or negative evaluation or himself/herself.






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






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






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






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






20. A person has to remember the content of a for it to have a lasting impact.






21. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






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






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






24. 1/2 subject given easy questions and told that they did better than average (non ego threatning) (ViceVersa). Then had those ego-threatened interact with others who didn't take test. Subjects that didn't take test rated the ego-threatened people as l






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






26. We tend to attribute our own behaviors to situational causes while seeing others behaviors as caused by internal characteristics. Especially when behaviors are negative.






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






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






29. The people we want to be.

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30. 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.`






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






35. Subjects read persuasive message in favor of tuition increase. 1/2 received message that had only strong arguments. 1/2 received for weak. Results showed high NFC participants were persuaded b strong arguments vs weak.






36. 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.






37. A person has to remember the content of a for it to have a lasting impact.






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






39. The diversity of self aspects people develop for various roles.






40. Peripheral Route - Superficial Processing.






41. Gender - Ethnicity - Age.






42. Specific Responses are followed by positive or negative consequences.






43. 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.






44. Relies on subtle methods: Disguised questionaires -Elaborate cover stories -Physiological measures -Implicit reaction times.






45. 1/2 told message source was a Princeton professor (High Expertise). 1/2 told it was a high school student (Low Expertise).






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Extreme hatred for other groups.

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