Psyc 140 Exam #1

1980-1990 {Ans: -Application of SP theory to health, legal process, work place}Availability Effects {Ans: a category of types of systematic reasoning error arising from either (i) the fact that certain evidence is readily available; or (ii) the fact that certain hypotheses are readily available.}Deception in research {Ans: research in which the participants are misled about the purpose of the research or the meaning of something that is done to them}self-fulfilling prophecy {Ans: an expectation that causes you to act in ways that make that expectation come true.}1970-1980 {Ans: -Decade of Attribution theory -Attribution -Env. factors -Gender differences}universally recognized emotions {Ans: anger, fear, disgust, sadness, happiness, surprise}Forewarning {Ans: Advance knowledge that one is about to become the target of an attempt at persuasion.}Representative Heuristic {Ans: Occurs when individuals make a decision based on how closely their observations resemble the "typical" case.}Social Justification {Ans: -rationalization of poor treatment of a group -dehumanization of scapegoat}Selective Exposure {Ans: refers to individuals' tendency to favor information which reinforces their pre-existing views while avoiding contradictory information}Heuristics {Ans: mental shortcuts}Independent Variable {Ans: variable that is manipulated}Schemas {Ans: Concepts or mental frameworks that organize and