Social Psychology Terms

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change attitude when there's no easy way to justify it
tendency to engage in uncharacteristic behavior when we are stripped of our identities
tendency of people to change their behavior because of group influence
two routes to persuasion; depends on amount of thought given to the message
people feel obligated to return favors (pre-giving)
physically attractive people are judged to be more intelligent, competent, sociable, moral
Milgram shock study was example of what compliance technique
the exaggeration of initial tendencies through group discussion
people motivated and able to think about the message
emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking and sound decision-making
belief that includes an evaluative component
self-confirming apprehension that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype
influence due to the belief others are behaving correctly
tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional influences on other people's behavior; also called person bias
people not motivated to listen and are influenced by superficial cues
beliefs about characteristics of other groups that we apply to most members
assigning cause to behavior; a claim about the cause of someone's behavior
an unpleasant mental tension from two conflicting thoughts or beliefs
influence due to the fears of negative social consequences of appearing deviant
enhancement of easy tasks, or disruption of difficult ones, elicited by the presence of others
attributing behavior of entire groups to their dispositions

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