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Social psychology exam 1
Marquette.
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
09/14/2012

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hot perspectives
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That people are moved to act due to needs, desires, and emotions also known as affect. Heated impulsive actions
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cold perspectives
Definition
Calculated planning of behavior. Rational analysis of choices facing them in a particular situation.
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individualism
Definition
taught to take care of ourselves Our rights are more important than group rights. Sign of maturity
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collectivism
Definition
Family and extended family is important and conformity is more important
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evolutionary theory
Definition
the genetic change occurring in a species over generation due to natural selection. Does not occur in individuals but on the species level over many generations.
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Experimental design
Definition
refers to how participants are allocated to the different conditions (or IV groups) in an experiment
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Operational definition
Definition
precise description of how a variable has been quantified so that it can be measured. Like aggression, is it kicking, punching, yelling, what is the specific description of the variable
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Confederates
Definition
like the actor in a research project.
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Meads Theory
Definition
Conversation of Gestures, Play Stage, Game Stage

One of the fathers of pragmatism, and symbolic interaction Theory.
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James Theory
Definition
founder of pragmatixm
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Self awareness
Definition
A psychological state in which one takes oneself as an object of attention you focus your attention on yourself
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Self consciousness
Definition
the habitual tendency to engage in self awareness.
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Self regulation
Definition
times when we must consciously control and direct our behavior, often expending a great deal of cognitive effort in the process.
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self and culture
Definition
cultures have different understandings of what self should look like, Americans think independent, others think collective.
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twenty statements test
Definition
is an instrument used to measure self concept. It was devised in 1954 by Manfred Kuhn & Thomas McPartland, with the aim of finding a standardised way to measure assumptions and self-attitudes. Social groups and classifications
Ideological beliefs
Interests
Ambitions
Self-evaluations.
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Ethnic identity
Definition
Individuals sense of personal identification with particular ethnic group
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self enhancement
Definition
the hot perspective notion that people are primarily motivated to maintain a high self esteem
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self verification
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cold viewpoint, motivated to maintain consistent beliefs about themselves, even when these self beliefs are negative. People feel more secure when there environment iis predictable and controllable.
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Dark side of self esteem
Definition
your high self esteem is too high and makes you have low stability
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Self evaluation maintenance model
Definition
maintained by social comparison and social reflection
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Self presentations strategies
Definition
Self promotion, Examplification, Modesty, Intimidation, Supplication, Sandbagging, Ingratiation, Self handi capping
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implicit self esteem
Definition
unconscious evaluation of yourself.
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explicit self esteem
Definition
conscious and deliberate self evaluation
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Public self awareness
Definition
being aware of your public self aspects, such as physical appearance, the way you talk and look in public
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private self awareness
Definition
personal beliefs, attitudes, current mood.
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Self promotion
Definition
Makings sure people know your competent
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Exemplification
Definition
Your Worthy of it
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Indimidation
Definition
Dangerous
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Suppllication
Definition
Helpless
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Sandbagging
Definition
pool shark
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Ingratiation
Definition
Compliment, brown nosing, likable, make them like you
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Self Handicapping
Definition
Look what I can do, show off, and sometimes to a fault.
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Pragmatism
Definition
a practical approach to problems and affairs
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Play Stage
Definition
Taking the role of one other and viewing oneself from that perspective
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Game stage
Definition
Taking the role of multiple others and viewing oneself from those perpectives. Development of the generalized other
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Conversation of Gestures
Definition
no meaning attached to gestures.
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