PSY-362 Social Psychology Exam 1 study guide (Questions and answers) LATEST UPDATE
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PSY-362 Social Psychology
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PSY-362 Social Psychology
You overhear star wars fan say "all trekkies are socially awkward super nerds who live
in their moms basements". This is an example of an in-group member making what kind
of assumption? - ️️out group homogeneity
A man thinks that he's attracted to a woman because his heart rate is up. But he...
PSY-362 Social Psychology Exam 1
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You overhear star wars fan say "all trekkies are socially awkward super nerds who live
in their moms basements". This is an example of an in-group member making what kind
of assumption? - ✔️✔️out group homogeneity
A man thinks that he's attracted to a woman because his heart rate is up. But he's also
standing on a suspension bridge, which explains his heart. Which theory of emotion
explains his misattribution? - ✔️✔️two factor theory of emotion
"No girls allowed in the club!" This is an example of what? - ✔️✔️discrimination
What is a central part of the definition of social psychology? - ✔️✔️It assumes that
thoughts and behaviors are influenced by other people
What historical event influenced social psychology more than any other? - ✔️✔️WW2
& the Holocaust
What would you label an attitude that you are not aware of? - ✔️✔️Implicit
You are asked what percentage of psychology majors at your school are female. If you
answer this question by thinking of how many female psychology majors come to mind
quickly, you are relying on? - ✔️✔️the availability heuristic
What has been shown to increase the accuracy of self-reports? - ✔️✔️bogus pipeline
Bruce changes his behavior in response to self-presentation concerns and various
situations, exhibiting a high level of what? - ✔️✔️self-monitoring
This field is best describes as the study of the interaction of social and neural processes
- ✔️✔️social neuroscience
Which of the following do experiments not require?
- control over procedures
- manipulation of the IV
- equal treatment of participants
- A laboratory environment - ✔️✔️A laboratory environment
, If I'm nervous about a class presentation and I stay out all night the night before in order
to give myself an excuse to not do well, what am I doing? - ✔️✔️self-handicapping
If you try to bs a teacher by writing a lot of facts, statistics, and fluff to cover up the fact
that you don't know what you're talking about, what route to persuasion are you
attempting to use? - ✔️✔️peripheral
Affectionate feelings toward women based on the belief that women need protection are
referred to as ______________ sexism. - ✔️✔️benevolent
If you express different opinions and attitudes depending on who you are with, what are
you displaying? - ✔️✔️strategic self-presentation
How would you persuade a person to stop smoking, using fear tactics? - ✔️✔️First
scare them with a gory video or image, then give them specific steps to take to stop
smoking
The stereotype content model developed by Fiske Et Al categorizes stereotypes along
which two dimensions? - ✔️✔️competence and warmth
Which attribution theory considers a person's degree of choice in their behavior, the
expectedness of a behavior, and the intended consequences of a behavior? -
✔️✔️correspondent inference theory
This theory of self-esteem suggests a mechanism that helps us detect acceptance vs.
rejection and translates that perception into self-esteem - ✔️✔️sociometer theory
If I want to find out if a student is lying to me, what's my best option for detecting
deception? - ✔️✔️Ask the student to tell their story in reverse chronological order
An unpleasant psychological state often aroused when people hold two conflicting
cognitions is called what? - ✔️✔️cognitive dissonance
If every participant has an equal chance of being placed in the control group or
experimental group, what is being utilized? - ✔️✔️random assignment
Norman Triplett and Max Ringelmann both did research on what? - ✔️✔️the impact of
other people on performance
What were some of the criticism of lab experiments in the 60s and 70s? - ✔️✔️They
were unethical experiments expectations influence results, and the theories tested were
historically and culturally limited
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