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Chapter 12 - Social Psychology Flashcards

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what is the mere exposure effect?

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the more we are exposed to something, the more positive our attitude towards that thing

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what is explicit attitude?

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attitude that you know about and can report on (concious)

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what is implicit attitude?

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attitude that you don’t have access to, but still influences behaviors

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what is cognitive dissonance?

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behaviors follow attitudes
dissonance reduction - change behavior, attitude, and perception of reality

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what is persuasion?

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the active and conscious effort to change an attitude through the transmission of a message

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source

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WHO delivers the message

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content

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WHAT message says

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reciever

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WHO processes message

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what is the ELM?

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elaboration likelihood model - persuasive communication leads to attitude change in 2 ways
-central and peripheral route

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what is the central route?

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people are motivated and able to process information

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what is the peripheral route?

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people are unmotivated and unable to process the message

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what are peripheral cues?

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celebrity endorsement
emotional response

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what is an ingroup?

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a group we belong to

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what is an outgroup?

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a group we do not belong to

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what is reciprocity?

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resources are shared when people help others

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what is the outgroup homogeneity effect?

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tendency to recognize the difference amongst ingroup members, but not outgroup members

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what is the social identity theory?

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part of identity is derived from group membership

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what is prejudice?

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positive or negative evaluation of another person based on their group membership

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what is discrimination?

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positive or negative behavior toward another person based on their group membership

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what is Zajonc’s model of social facilitation

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higher arousal from the presence of other increase the dominant response for that specific situation

21
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what is conformity?

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changing attitudes or behaviors to align with groups or expected norms

22
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what is normative influence?

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to fit in with the group

23
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what is informational influence?

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to respond correctly

24
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what is social loafing?

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people don’t work as hard in a group as they do alone

25
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what is group polarization?

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initial attitudes become more extreme over time

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what is groupthink?

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tendency of groups to make consensual decisions without critical thought when under duress

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what is compliance?

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tendency to agree to do things requested by others

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what is obedience?

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when a person follows the order of someone in authority

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foot in the door

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if people agree to a small request, they become more likely to comply with a large and undesirable request

30
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door in the face

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people are more likely to agree to a small request after they have refused a large request

31
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low-balling

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people who have already agreed to buy a product will often agree to pay the increased cost

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what are prosocial behaviors?

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actions that benefit others

33
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what is altruism?

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providing help when it’s needed without any apparent reward for doing so

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what is the bystander intervention effect?

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the failure to help those in need by an observer when other people are present

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what are attributions?

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expectations for events or actions

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what is personal attritbution?

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(dispositional) refer to things within people

37
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what is situational attribution?

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(external) refer to events outside a person’s control

38
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what is the fundamental attribution error?

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the assumption that someone’s behaviors are more representative of their person than the situation

39
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what factors can lead to attraction?

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situational, physical, and psychological

40
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what is the difference between passionate and compassionate love?

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passionate - feelings of euphoria, intimacy, and intense sexual attraction
compassionate - feelings affection, trust, concern for their well-being

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