Social Psychology Flashcards

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What is Social Psychology?

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The study of how the real or imagined influence of other people, or other presence, affects human behavior.

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What is the fundamental attribution error?

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The tendency to falsely assign reason to another’s action, usually in a negative way.

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What are the four types of internal characterization?

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Social, Psychological, Physical, Holistic

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What is a disadvantage of correlational studies?

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They do not imply causation.

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What is prosociation?

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The occurrence when people want to help others (usually by some circumstance)

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How can you tell if a study is experimental?

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There will be a variable that changes

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How can you tell if a study is correlational?

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There will usually be a survey of some kind

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How can you tell if a study is archival?

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Researchers will be looking at past events.

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How are archival studies different than observational studies?

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Archival studies look at things in the past, observational studies observe people in real time.

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What is the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset?

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Fixed mindsets think that performance will stay the same, growth mindsets think that there is room for improvement

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What research method offers the best answers as far as linking a cause with an effect?

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Experimental Studies

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What does a correlational experiment mean if it’s positively correlated?

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Both variables go up

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What is the range of correlational coefficients?

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-1 to 0 and 0 to 1, positive correlations are positive numbers and negative correlations are negative.

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Why is common sense dangerous?

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Our intuitions are sometimes incorrect, and we need to differentiate science from common sense

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True or False: People are more likely to spend money on someone else if that money came from an unexpected source?

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True

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What is the bystander effect?

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The bystander effect explains why it is less beneficial to be in need with more people around where you are.

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Why is the bystander effect so prevalent?

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Diffusion of responsibility

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Why is it possible to predict the outcome of last elections based on only pictures of the candidates faces alone about 77% of the time?

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People subconsciously evaluate trust in facial expressions

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What did the “Scary Bridges” study show?

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That fear can be misattributed to attraction subconsciously

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What is one tool you can use to portray confidence?

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Good posture

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True or False: People will follow the commands of a perceived authority figure even if told to hurt another person up to 66% of the time.

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What survey system do we use for this class?

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How many people will you survey for the campus research project?

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What types of questions should you ask on the survey?

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Demographic info, and questions that will answer your hypothesis

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What type of study is the campus research project?
Correlational
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How do you interpret data for correlational studies?
You see if both the independent or dependent variables go up or down, and assign a correlation coefficient based on what the variables are doing?
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What are some confounding variables in this campus project?
Some people might put the answer that they think is “correct”
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What is confirmation bias in the scientific method?
Formulating a hypothesis after you have seen the results
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How do you format a research poster?
Title at the top with an abstract, then summarize the purpose of the study and the results at the bottom.
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What is comparison level for alternatives?
It is the unconscious cost/benefit analysis that evaluates the state of a relationship and wether we should stay in a relationship.
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Who is more likely to leave a relationship? A person with a high comparison level for alternatives or someone with a lower comparison for alternatives?
Someone with a higher comparison level for alternatives is more likely to end a relationship.
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Why do authors such as J.K Rowling and C.S Lewis abbreviate their first initials?
To avoid judgement of their work based on gender stereotypes.
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How would a true optimist answer the glass half full/empty question?
They would say it is completely full, half with water and half with air.
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True or False: Mental attitudes about a task often affect performance on that task.
True
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What words should you avoid when choosing a title for your study?
Causes, impacts, directly related to
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What words should you use when choosing a title for a study.
Suggests, claims, theorizes
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How is social psychology different from other sciences?
It is constantly changing, and theories get revised or disproved at a much higher rate than other sciences