Social Psychology Flashcards
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Which persuasion route in the Elaboration Likelihood Model involves deep processing of message content?
Answer: Central route
The central route of the ELM involves careful, thoughtful evaluation of message arguments, leading to more enduring attitude change.
Asch's conformity experiments demonstrated that participants would give obviously wrong answers under social pressure approximately what percentage of the time?
Answer: 37%
Across Asch's trials, participants gave incorrect answers about 37% of the time when confederates unanimously gave wrong answers, demonstrating strong normative influence.
What is 'deindividuation' in social psychology?
Answer: Loss of self-awareness and personal responsibility in groups, often leading to impulsive behavior
Deindividuation occurs when anonymity and group immersion reduce self-monitoring and personal accountability, increasing the likelihood of norm-violating behavior.
The 'mere exposure effect' states that:
Answer: Familiarity with a stimulus increases liking for it
Zajonc's mere exposure effect shows that simply being exposed to a stimulus repeatedly tends to increase positive feelings toward it.
Which factor is most strongly associated with interpersonal attraction, according to social psychology research?
Answer: Physical proximity (propinquity)
Propinquity (physical or functional proximity) is one of the strongest predictors of attraction and friendship formation because repeated contact increases familiarity.
Group polarization refers to the phenomenon where group discussion tends to:
Answer: Strengthen and amplify members' initial leanings
Group polarization is the finding that deliberating with like-minded others tends to push group members toward more extreme versions of their pre-discussion views.