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Although Kurt Lewin is credited with creating the Identify events that profoundly shook people's sense of security and confidence in their
foundation for applied social psychology, it took understanding of the world/others (e.g., World War II, genocide, social revolution). Identify
some time for this branch of psychology to really perceptions about psychology's being a "soft" science.
take off. What factors/events led to an initial
public interest in applied social psychology, and
what factors/events stalled its "taking off" for over
two decades?
inductive reasoning A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations.
reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that
deductive reasoning principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday
morning.)
inductive reasoning example I saw him leaving the scene of the crime, therefore, he must have committed it.
deductive reasoning example The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.
process by which scientists formulate a hypothesis, gather data by observation and
Scientific Process experimentation, and come to a conclusion
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, the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are
cognitive dissonance theory
inconsistent
In a situation where you tell a lie with very little convince yourself you were not really lying by changing your opinion regarding what you did lie
external justification, according to cognitive about
dissonance theory, you are most likely to
The first step of the scientific process is Observation
Although social psychologists focus primarily on of the role of personal determinants of behaviour
social influences on people, they must also always
be aware
The theory of planned behaviour allowed Organization
researchers to better understand conflicting
results from prior research. This served which
function of a theory?
According to the textbook, decisions about Merit and Freedom of choice
whether to implement affirmative-action programs
frequently involve a clash between which two
personal values?
In arguing that American psychology should observes that the American population represents only about 5 percent of the world population
become less American, Arnett (2008)
Not all social influence is direct or deliberate. A student is exposed to new ideas in his courses and rethinks his original attitudes.
Which of the following scenarios is the best
example of more indirect or subtle social
influence?
What feature of applied social psychology in Design of intervention strategies
particular sets it off from its parent field, social
psychology?
According to the text, which of the following is an Skepticism
important value that guides scientists in their
research?
Basic social psychology is defined as the scientific thoughts, feelings, and behaviour; real or imagined
study of the way people's _____ are influenced by
the _____ presence ofPSYC 340
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, Professor Swenson is interested in university Naturalistic observation
students' reactions to the death of a popular rock
star. For two weeks Professor Swenson spends
one hour a day in a popular cafeteria,
inconspicuously listening to students, joining in
their conversations when the topic of the dead
rock star comes up, and recording what the
students have to say. Professor Swenson is
conducting
Which of the following is a strong advantage of Surveys allow researchers to determine the relationship between variables.
surveys over other research methods?
A researcher is interested in how enemies are an archival analysis method
depicted in times of international conflict. He
watches old films and newsreels from World War
II in which enemy soldiers are depicted as crazed,
vicious killers who enjoy torturing people. The
researcher is using
Which of the following correlations shows the -0.74
strongest relation between two variables?
0.68
0.00
-0.19
-0.74
All but which of the following variables are Qualitative
relevant to true experiments?
Independent
Dependent
Extraneous
Qualitative
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