1- Social Psychology Flashcards
1
Q
What does social psychology study?
A
The interaction between people and groups
2
Q
What does social psychology attempt to understand and explain?
A
Thought, feeling and behaviour
3
Q
What 3 types of presence are individuals influenced?
A
Actual, imagined, or implied
4
Q
What is the aim for social neuroscience?
A
To study the brain and how it behaves in social situations
5
Q
What 5 criticisms does Giner-Sorolla make of social psychology?
A
- Study limited populations
- Use artificial measures
- Don’t effectively communicate research
- Lack of pre-registration
- Incentive structure
6
Q
Why are self-reports used so often?
A
They are easy to sample
7
Q
What is pre-registration?
A
Research plans are specified in advance of a study and submitted to a registry
8
Q
What is the incentive structure in social psychology?
A
Researchers want to publish a lot so may manipulate data- not valid and cannot be replicated
