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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Social Psychology - Answer-The scientific study of how people think about, influence,
and relate it to one another.
Social Thinking is... - Answer-how we perceive others, what we believe, judgements we
make, our attitudes
Big Ideas in Social Psychology... - Answer-2)Our social intuitions are powerful,
sometimes perilous
3) Attitudes and Dispositions shape our behavior
4)Social influence shape behavior
6) Social behavior is also biological behavior
+ Social psychology's principles are applicable to everyday life.
Correlational Research - Answer-The study of the naturally occurring relationships
among variables
Experimental Research - Answer-Studies that seek clues to cause-effect relationships
by manipulating one of more factors (independent variables) while controlling others
(holding them constant)
Mundane Realism - Answer-Degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to
everyday situations
Deception - Answer-Occurs in research when participants are misinformed or misled
about the study's methods and purpose.
Informed Consent - Answer-An ethical principle requiring that research participants be
told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate; to protect them
from harm and significant discomfort and treat participants confidentially
Debriefing - Answer-In social psychology, the post-experimental explanation of study to
its participants; usually discloses any deception and often queries participants regarding
their understandings and feelings.
Spotlight Effect - Answer-The belief that others are paying more attention to one's
appearance and behavior than they really are.
Illusion of Transparency - Answer-The illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and
can be easily read by others.
, Self-Schema - Answer-Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-
relevant information
Self-Reference Effect - Answer-The tendency to process efficiently and remember well
information related to oneself
Possible Selves - Answer-Images of what we dream or dread becoming in the future
"Fake It Till You Make It" - Answer-By acting a certain way more and more, we begin to
believe the act about ourselves
Social Comparisons - Answer-Evaluating one's abilities and opinions by comparing
oneself to others
Individualism - Answer-The concept of giving priority to one's own goals over group
goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group
identification
Collectivism - Answer-Giving priority to the goals of one's groups (often one's extended
family or work group) and defining one's identity accordingly.
Independent Vs. Interdependent - Answer-Independent = identity is personal and
defined by individual traits and goals
Interdependent = identity is social and defined by connections with others.
Self-Efficacy - Answer-A sense that one is competent and effective, distinguished from
self-esteem, one's sense of self-worth. A bombardier might feel high self-efficacy and
low self-esteem.
Locus of Control - Answer-The extent to which people perceive outcomes as internally
controllable by their own efforts and actions of as externally controlled by chance or
outside force.
Learned Helplessness - Answer-The hopelessness and resignation learned when a
human or animal perceives no control over repeated bad events; when animals and
people experience uncontrollable bad events, they learn to feel helpless and resigned.
Self-Serving Bias - Answer-The tendency to perceive oneself favorably.
Self-Handicapping - Answer-Protecting one's self image with behaviors that create a
handy excuse for later failure.
Self-Monitoring - Answer-Being attuned to the way one presents oneself in social
situations and adjusting one's performance to create the desired impression
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