Final

Question 1

Why do we use social media?

Answer 1

• # 1: relationship maintenance
• presentation
• self-esteem
• management of mood and emotions

Question 2

What is the idealized virtual reality hypothesis?

Answer 2

profiles display idealized characteristics that do not reflect who we really are

Question 3

What is the extended real life hypothesis?

Answer 3

people use social media to communicate their real personalities

Question 4

What is extraversion associated with?

Answer 4

• More Facebook friends
• More likely to post about current activities and to post pictures
• Facebook provides extraverts with another way to communicate with friends and contacts made offline

Question 5

What is neuroticism associated with?

Answer 5

• Spend more time on Facebook

- Show greater emotional attachment to Facebook

Question 6

What is narcissism associated with?

Answer 6

• Posting more self-promotional information
• More likely to post selfies and edit posted photos
• Post deeper personal information that can be seen as cringey

Question 7

What is loneliness associated with?

Answer 7

Share more personal information (wanting to connect with others)

Question 8

What do people in happy relationships do?

Answer 8

• Post more selfies with partner
• More likely to have their partner in the profile picture
• Use more relationship maintenance behaviours (positivity and assurances)

Question 9

What is avoidant attachment associated with?

Answer 9

• Preference to use social media to communicate with romantic partner rather than face-to-face
• Less visible relationships on Facebook

Question 10

What is anxious attachment associated with?

Answer 10

associated with more partner-surveillance on Facebook

Question 11

Which reasons do we use social media for?

Answer 11

• Facebook: Relationship maintenance and self-presentation
• Instagram: Self-documentation, self-promotion, showing creativity, and seeing other’s content
• TikTok: Self-documentation and creativity
• Twitter: Information sharing and consumption

Question 12

What is a conspiracy theory?

Answer 12

The belief that several actors join together in secret agreement, in order to achieve a hidden goal which is perceived to be unlawful or malevolent

Question 13

What is illusory pattern perception?

Answer 13

Detecting patterns in randomness

- More likely when dealing with chance or uncertain outcomes

Question 14

What is agency detection?

Answer 14

Tendency to recognize intentionality in the actions of others
- Sometimes leads us to see agency where none exists

Question 15

What are the characteristics of intergroup conflict related to conspiracy theories?

Answer 15

1. Ingroup identification
   - “Us vs. them” mentality
   - Increases suspiciousness of other groups
2. Feelings of outgroup threat

Question 16

How can conspiracy theories be reduced?

Answer 16

• Offering rational arguments for threatening events
• Empowering people when they feel scared and uncertain
- Procedural justice

Question 17

Which traits were perceived most and least accurately on Facebook?

Answer 17

most accurate: E

least accurate: N

Question 18

What is hedonic happiness?

Answer 18

Feel pleasure

• Feeling good
• Enjoyment and fun
• Maximizing positive emotion
• Minimizing negative emotions

Question 19

What is eudemonic happiness?

Answer 19

Feel purpose

• Feeling fulfilled
• Pursuit of meaning in life
• Engagement
• Realizing full potential

Question 20

What is set point theory?

Answer 20

• Happiness levels fluctuate around a genetically determined set point
• This set point tends to be positive, not neutral
• Different people, different set points

Question 21

What traits have a strong genetic basic and therefore are strong predictors of happiness?

Answer 21

Extraversion and Neuroticism

Question 22

How do you become happier (PERMA)?

Answer 22

• positive emotions
• engagement
• positive relationships
• meaning
• accomplishments/achievements

Question 23

What are intentional activities?

Answer 23

• Wide variety of things that people do and think in their daily lives
• Actions or practices in which people can choose to engage in
• Require some effort
• Behavioural or cognitive

Question 24

What happens when one feels threatened by outgroup (when ingroup members are victimized)?

Answer 24

Strongly connected with ingroup identity –> greater desire to make sense of threatening event –> belief in conspiracy theories

Question 25

Explain the role of fear and uncertainty in developing belief in conspiracy theories

Answer 25

Societal fear/uncertainty –> vigilance –> overestimate others’ self interest –> belief in conspiracy theory