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Wittenberg University - 2010 Social Psychology 160s: Test 3
Wittenberg University - Dr. Cliff Brown - material for Test 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/03/2010

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Term
Time Lag Correlation
Definition
Violent TV Viewing in 3rdGrade Predicts Aggression 10 years later (but not vice versa)
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Partial Correlation
Definition
Correlation Remains after controlling for education, SES, etc.
Term
Naturalistic Field Experiment
Definition
• Phase I –Baseline Observation
• Phase II –Controlled TV “Diet”
• Phase III –Post-Viewing Observation
• TV Violence Increases Aggression
–Especially among those who were aggressive in Phase I
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Why Does TV Violence Increase Aggression?
Definition
• Reduces Previously Learned Inhibitions
• Imitation
• Priming
• Desensitization• Frustration
• Alcohol
• Peer Pressure
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TV Violence -One Of Many Causes of Aggression
Definition
• Frustration
• Alcohol
• Peer Pressure
• Parental Guidance
• Society / Culture
• Physiology / Neuroscience
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Availability of Guns
Definition
75% Found the gun
25% Pulled the trigger
Term
Ronny Zamora
Definition
• 15 year old Florida youth
• Brutally murdered 73 year old woman
• Defense: “Intoxicated” with TV Violence
–“Kojak” –NYC Detective
• Excessive brutal TV violence caused
Ronny’s Aggressive Behavior?
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(Modeling) Acquisition
Definition
process, encode, elaborate
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(Modeling) Acceptance
Definition
imitate or not?
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(Modeling) Exposure
Definition
to live or symbolic model
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Response Facilitation (Disinhibition)
Definition

a lack of restraint manifested in several ways, including disregard for social conventionsimpulsivity, and poor risk assessment

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Catharsis Hypothesis
Definition

Vicariously and harmlessly let out “steam”

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Innate Aggressive Drives
Definition

Freud: Death Instinct turned outward results in aggression

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Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis
Definition

Build Up of Frustrations

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Liebert & Baron
Definition

Response Facilitation (Disinhibition) versus Inhibition

136 Boys and Girls 5-9 years Old 

All: 2 ½ Minutes Humorous Commercials 

3 ½ Minutes Aggressive Content 

–“Untouchables” Chase Scene, 2  Fist Fights,             

2 Shootings, 1 Knifing 

3 ½ Minutes Non-Aggressive Content 

–Track Race –Come-from-behind finish 

All: 1 Minute Commercials

Term
Prejudice: Three Waves
Definition

First Wave: 1920s –1950s 

–Blatant, Pathological, Social Cancer 

Second Wave: 1950s –1980s 

–Subtle, Based on Normal Processes 

Third Wave: 1990s –2000s 

–Multidimensional, Measurable

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Cognitive processes
Definition

social categorization

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Motivational processes
Definition
social dominance
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Sociocultural processes
Definition
cultural stereotypes
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Egalitarian Self-Image
Definition
Non-Racist
Term
Negative Biases
Definition
Racist biases
Term
Affect (emotion)
Definition

Prejudice

Term
Behavior (actions)
Definition

Discrimination

Term
Cognition (beliefs)
Definition

Stereotypes

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Aversive Racism
Definition

 

Conflict between egalitarian self-image and negative biases

Non-Race Related Rationales to Justify Discrimination 

Pro-White vs. Anti-Black Bias 

Unconscious Negative Feelings Expressed Without Awareness

 

 

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Framework
Definition

Bias is expressed in subtle, "rationalizeable" ways

Term
Proxemic Communication
Definition

spatial 

arrangement 


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Paralinguistic Communication
Definition

manner of speaking (e.g., intonation, speed, pauses)speaking (e.g., intonation, speed, pauses)

Term
Kinesic Communication
Definition

facial expressions and gestures (emblems, adaptors, illustrators)

Term
Carnegie
Definition

How to manipulate and influence people: Be pleasant, pretend you like the person, pretend to be interested, and praise and be open to their ideas.

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