lecture

Question 1

scope neglect

Answer 1

we tend to underestimate the severity of an issue

the impact of the event does not influence our perception of the issue

Question 2

magical thinking

Answer 2

belief that one’s thoughts or actions can influence unrelated events

nun bun “bun that looks like a nun where people thought it had the abilities of a nun”

Question 3

good samaritan study

Answer 3

participants were asked to deliver a speech where they had to walk across campus

2 conditions:
half of participants had a time limit for walking across the campus

half of participants did not

-helpless man was placed in the middle

people who had no time limit were more likely to help the man

conclusion:situations influences people’s behavior more than internal personality

Question 4

WEIRD problem

Answer 4

Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic

Question 5

Problem and Solutions to Successful Replicating

Answer 5

1)p-hacking
2)File Drawer
3)low statistical power
4)Lack of understanding the concepts

Question 6

Open science solutions

Answer 6

1)pre-registration
2)increase statistical power
3)transparency of experiment
4)more effort and resources

Question 7

variability in self construals

Answer 7

1)family(first born more independent)
2)Gender(women are interdependent, men are independent)
3)Social Class(middle class more independent than working class)
4)Culture(non-WEIRD cultures are interdependent)

Question 8

Cultural mismatch theory

Answer 8

first generation more interdependent and then placed in universities that are individualistic causes issues

Question 9

3 faces of self-esteem

Answer 9

1)self enhancemnt
2)self imporvment
3)self accpetance

Question 10

self enhancement strategies

Answer 10

1)Downward Social comparison
2)Unrealistic Optimism
3)Exaggerated sense of control
4)Better than avg effect

Question 11

ego threat

Answer 11

putting down others during times where self-esteem is challenged

Question 12

Anagram TEST

Answer 12

success failure/failure feedback differences between independent/interdependent people

Question 13

3 components of self compassion

Answer 13

1)kindness to oneself
2)mindfulness
3)awareness of shared humanity

Question 14

greater self compassion

Answer 14

higher happiness, lower levels of fear and anxiety/depression, healthier physiological response to stress

Question 15

attribution

Answer 15

inferring the cause of one and others behavior

Question 16

Explanatory style

Answer 16

1)internal/external
2)stable/unstable
3)global/specific

Question 17

4 explanations of fundamental attribution error

Answer 17

1)perception
2)cognitive
3)motivation
4)culture

Question 18

actor observer effect

Answer 18

1)POV
2)knowledge of situational inconsistencies for actor

Question 19

The Social Brain Hypothesis

Answer 19

greatest predictor of brain size is social group size

Question 20

gene-culture co evolution

Answer 20

genetic evolution and culture evolution

Question 21

expeirment must have

Answer 21

control,IV,DV,random assignment