PSYCH 2800 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tennis Ball, Chocolate Chip, Psych
4 Sep 2016
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Self esteem as sociometer we are monitored how much people like us to avoid social exclusion. What makes groups inclined to accept/reject memebers: attractiveness, competence, likability, morality. What boost people"s self-esteem: attractiveness, competence, likability, morality. Effects of exclusion (baumeister) people complete personality test and receive feedback (future alone, misfortune control, future belonging) then, they took an iq test and future alone had the worse iq, gre-v, and gre-a. People are told either included or excluded then do a second task. Studies show that people are slower in cognitive tasks and provide more grim answers. Drinks & cookies people who have been told that they"re excluded are less willing to consume healthy drinks and give up quicker. People who have been told that they"re excluded eat more chocolate chip cookies. Social exclusion and aggression participants gave harsher scores and criticism to when they feel excluded. Excluded participants are more willing to give painful white sounds to others.
