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SOCIAL PSYCH EXAM 1

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Hindsight Bias   show
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show Observation and experience, differentiates psychology from philosophy.  
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show Structured, methodical, differentiates psychology from casual observation with no structure.  
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Theories   show
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show A prediction stated in a way that allows it to be TESTED.  
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show Organize, explain, apply to real world situations, guide research. Not always testable. Can never prove, but can DISPROVE; need to operationalize what you are trying to study.  
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Types of theories   show
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Correlational Method   show
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show A is not causing B or vice versa, C is causing both A and B.  
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show Specific hypothesis derived from a broad theory. DV is what you measure and IV is what you change/manipulate. In these, investigator varies some factors, keeps others constant, & measures effects on randomly assigned subjects.  
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Main Effect   show
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Interaction   show
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Internal Validity   show
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Manipulation Check   show
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show Things that affect the dependent variable other than the independent variable. (ex. alcohol, warm temp, noise, culture, personal history all contribute to violence).  
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Demand Characteristics   show
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show Anonymity, informed consent, debriefing.  
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Replication Crisis   show
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show How people interpret, analyze, remember, and use info about themselves and the social world.  
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show How people analyze, interpret, remember, and use info about self and social world, using as little mental energy as possible.  
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Schemas   show
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show attention (what is noticed; looking past a friend in public), encoding (what is stored in memory; asking a ? & not remembering response), retrieval (what is recovered from memory)  
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Schema Advantages   show
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Schema Disadvantages   show
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy   show
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How Do We Think?   show
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show Effortful and conscious thinking, tends to be avoided. Use the other type to conserve our mental energy.  
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Automatic Processing   show
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show The activation of schemas (scared after a horror movie, compaing a new friend after talking to an old one)  
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Heuristics   show
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Availability Heuristic   show
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show Judge based on the extent to which current stimuli resembles other stimuli. Ignore stats or knowledge. ex. guy with glasses and a calculator is an engineering student.  
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show Judge based on a number or value as a starting point to which adjustments are made (is the Mississippi River longer or shorter than 5k miles?) Anchor is 5k and we adjust by saying longer or shorter.  
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show Overestimate how similar others are to us (opinions, negative behaviors like binge drinking)  
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show Overestimate how unique we are (abilities, positive behaviors)  
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Gambler's Fallacy   show
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show Based on irrational assumptions. ex. Thinking one's thoughts can influence the physical world.  
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Counterfactual Thinking   show
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show Greater sensitivity to negative info than positive (faster/more accurate at identifying threatening facial expressions) may be evolutionary to protect us from harm.  
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Considering the Opposite   show
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Izard's Combination   show
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show More likely to store positive info in a positive mood and negative info in a negative mood  
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Mood Dependent Memory   show
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show Overestimating how we WILL feel, both positive and negative emotions; bad forecasts=bad decisions  
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Channels of Communication   show
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Non-verbal - Facial Expressions   show
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Non-verbal - Gestures   show
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Organizing Information   show
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Person Perception   show
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show Explanations of why people are behaving in a particular way  
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show Caused by a person's traits (disposition/they're just rude)  
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External Attributions   show
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show Aspects of behavior that inform internal dispositions (freely chosen behavior, (not) socially desirable, (inconsistent) social roles, unique effects). If person happy on game show not free chosen, is desirable, consistent SR, no unique effects so external  
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Covariation (Cube) Model   show
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Internal Attribution Cube Model   show
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show High consistency, high consensus, high distinctiveness  
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show Low consistency, special attribution unique to that time and place. IF CONSISTENCY LOW, ALMOST ALWAYS THIS TYPE!  
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Belief Perserverance   show
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Actor-observer difference   show
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show Credit self for successes and blame external factors for failures  
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Fundamental attribution error   show
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Gilbert’s Stages of Attributions   show
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Salience Bias   show
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Two Factor Theory of Emotion   show
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show Our schema about ourself, all self-knowledge in memory. Does who you are depend on social context? Yes, the people we are around and the environment all influence us to behave in certain ways.  
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show Defines the self through personal attributes including independence, assertiveness, individuality. Often valued in Western cultures due to the individuality aspect. “The squeaky wheel gets the grease”  
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show Defines the self through interpersonal attributes including attention to others, interpersonal harmony, doing what is expected. Often valued in Eastern cultures (Japan). “The nail that stands out gets pounded down”  
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show Aspirational view of self (upward social comparisons, I want to be like them) or Positivity (downward social comparisons, to feel better about self). Ideal self=want to be, ought self=should be, actual self=reality  
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Self-complexity   show
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show Intrinsic motivation is about the self and inward motivation whereas extrinsic motivation is outside motivations and pressures (money)  
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Self-Esteem   show
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Self-Esteem Study   show
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Self-Control/Self-Regulation   show
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show Radishes v. Cookies study: cookies and radishes displayed on the table with the smell of cookies in air IV: Radish or cookie, eat only cookies = indulged their desires, eat only radish = overrode their desires. DV: Persistence on prob-solving task.  
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Ego Depletion   show
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Self Evaluation Maintenance   show
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Self Presentation   show
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Self Other Comparisons   show
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Self-handicapping   show
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