Social Psychology

Question 1

levels of explanation

Answer 1

intrapersonal → interpersonal → intragroup → intergroup

Question 2

principles of social psychology

Answer 2

• social influence is pervasive
• people construct their own reality

Question 3

social perception

Answer 3

identifying and utilizing social cues to make judgments about social roles, rules, relationships, context, or the characteristics (e.g., trustworthiness) of others

Question 4

group perception

Answer 4

the mental alteration of how one views the in-group and out-group, aiming to enhance group distinctiveness and in-group inclusion by increasing intergroup contrast and reinforcing cohesion within the in-group
+attitudes

Question 5

discrimination

Answer 5

usually the behavioral manifestation ofprejudiceand therefore involves negative, hostile, and injurious treatment of the members of rejected groups

Question 6

helping

Answer 6

a type ofprosocialbehavior in which one or more individuals act to improve the status or well-being of one or more others

Question 7

romantic relationship

Answer 7

mutual, ongoing and voluntary interactions between two partners that is characterized by specific expressions of affection and intimacy

Question 8

social cognition

Answer 8

how we think about ourselves, others and social situations and how these thoughts influence us