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Social Psychology
Third Test
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/28/2009

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Attitude Incoculation
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Exposing people to weak attacks upon their attitudes so that they will have refutations available when stronger attacks come
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Attractiveness and Persuasion
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An appealing communicator is most persuasive on matters of subjective preference
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Authority Approach
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Central Route to Persuasion
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Occurs when interested people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts
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Channel of Communication
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The way the message is delivered-whether face to face, in writing, on film etc.
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Commitment/Consistency/Approach
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includes foot in the door, low ball, bait and switch
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Conformity Appeal
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Credibility
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Believability. The communicator is viewed as both expert and trustworthy
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Cult
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A group typically characterized by 1) distinctive rituals and beliefs related to its devotion to God or a person 2) isolation from the surrounding culture 3) a charismatic leader
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Deadline Technique
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limited time offer; anticipate regret
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Door in the Face Technique
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Someone first turns down a large request, counteroffers with a more reasonable request
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Foot in the Door
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First agree to a small request, comply later with a larger request
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Friendship/Liking Approach
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conformity when people accept evidence about reality provided by other people
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Ingratiation
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use of strategies such as flattery to seek another's favor
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Low Ball Procedure
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tactic for getting someone to agree: people who agree to an initial request will often still comply when the requester ups the ante.
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Need for Cognition
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Norm
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Standard for accepted and expected behavior. "Proper behavior"
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Norm of Obedience
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Peripheral Route to Persuasion
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Occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness
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Persuasion
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the process by which a message induces change in beliefs, attitudes or behaviors
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Playing Hard To Get
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They are going fast!
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Primacy Effect
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Information presented first usually has the most influence
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Proximity of the Authority
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Proximity of the Victim
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Recency Effect
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Info presented last has the greater influence
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Reciprocity Approach
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persuasive appeals that play off the norm of giving something in return
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Scarcity Approach
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Scarce in time ... better act now!
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Sleeper Effect
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A delayed impact of a message that occurs when an initially discounted message becomes effective, as we remember the message but forget the reason for discounting it.
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Social Validation Approach
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Branding (labels)
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Thats Not All
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Don't give you a chance to answer, sweeten the deal
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Two-Step Flow of Communication
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The process by which media influences often occurs through opinionated leaders, who in turn influence others
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Altruism
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A motive to increase another's welfare without conscious regard for one's self interests
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Arousal: Cost benefit Model
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Bystander Effect
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a person is less likely to help when there are other people around
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Communal Norms
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Diffusion of Responsibility
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Victims needs for help is CLEAR, the more people around the less likely to help
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Direct Verbal Help-Seeking Tactics
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Asking for help
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Egoism
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motive to increase one's own welfare.
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Empathy
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Putting oneself in one's shoes
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Exchange Norms
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Follow the rule of reciprocity; i'll help you if you help me or pay me back
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Indirect Verbal-Help Seeking Tactic
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speaking directly, telling a need without asking for it
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Kin Selection
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idea that evolution has selected altruism toward one's close relatives to enhance the survival of mutually shared genes
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Moral Exclusion
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the perception of certain people or groups as outside the boundary within which one applies moral values and rules of fairness
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Non-Verbal Help-Seeking Tactic
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facial expressions, body language,
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Overjustification Effect
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the result of bribing people to do what they already like doing - they may see the action as externally controlled as opposed to intrinsic
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Quasi-Verbal Help Seeking Tactic
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non-word sounds
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Reciprocity Norm
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expectation that people will help, not hurt, those who have helped them
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Social Capital
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mutual support and cooperation enabled by a social network
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Social Exchange Theory
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theory that human interactions are transactions that aim to maximize one's rewards and minimize one's costs
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Social Responsibility
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expectation that people will help those who need help
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Social Decision Schemes
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Way to come up with a consensus
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Bridging Solution
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Co-Actors
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co participants working individually on a noncompetitive activity
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Compromise
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Conflict
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a perceived incompatibility of actions or goals
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Cost-Cutting
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a method to get what you want by offering something in return
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Deindividualization
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loss of self awareness and evaluation apprehension; occurs in group situations that foster responsiveness to group norms, good or bad
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Duel Concern Model
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Eureka Tasks
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Obvious answer
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Evaluation Apprehension
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concern for how others are evaluating you
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Expanding the Pie
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Looking for alternative methods
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First Shift Decision Scheme
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When there are more than 2 options the first to get someone from the other side, wins.
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Free Riders
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people who benefit from the group but give little in return
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Group
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Group Norms
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Group Polarization
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group produced enhancement of members preexisting tendencies;
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Groupthink
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people engage in this mode of thinking when concurrence seeking becomes so dominant in a cohesive in group that it tends to override realistic appraisal of alternative actions
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Individual Roles Within Groups
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Interdependence in Groups
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Leader's Discretion Decision Scheme
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Person who is in control makes decision, ingratiation is often
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Leadership
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process by which certain group members motivate and guide the group
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Logrolling
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need to trust one another in order to list priorities
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Majority-Wins Decision Scheme
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Nonspecific Compensation
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Yield on certain wants to get a different one
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Ruralistic Ignorance
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Social Comparision
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evaluating one's abilities and opinions by measuring themselves with others
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Social Facilitation
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strengthening of dominant responses in the presence of others
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Social Inhibition
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Social Leadership
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control that builds teamwork, mediates conflict and offers support
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Social Loafing
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people who exert less effort when they pool their efforts toward a common goal
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Task Leadership
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Control that organizes work, sets standards, and focuses on goals
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Transformational Leadership
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control that enabled by a person in charge's vision and inspiration exerts significant influence
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Truth Supported Wins Decision Scheme
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not as obvious, duel concern - use problem solving
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Truth Wins Decision Scheme
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when there is a correct answer
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Unanimity Decision Scheme
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100% conformity, everyone agrees
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