Test #1

Question 1

Define Social Psychology

Answer 1

Study of how people affect and are affected by others

Question 2

Max Ringlemann

Answer 2

Responsible for ringlemann effect, the tendency for group effort to decrease as it increases in size

Question 3

1950’s/60’s social psychology camp divided into 2 groups

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Behaviorists(Believe humans are shaped by external), and psychoanalytical(people possess unconscious desires, behavior determined by experiences in the past

Question 4

Social psych combines…

Answer 4

methods in its study

Question 5

attribution theory

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attempt to make sense of others by attributing beliefs/feelings towards them

Question 6

experiment

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investigates the direct effect of an independent variable onto a dependent variable

Question 7

lab experiment

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experiment conducted under very controlled conditions where accurate measurements are possible

Question 8

field experiment

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study conducted outside the lab, in a real-world setting

Question 9

external validity

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extent to which you can generalize findings of a study to other situations, people, settings, measures

Question 10

correlation

Answer 10

a statistical technique used to measure/describe the relationship between 2 variables
(usually one observed, not manipulated)

Question 11

random sample

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Sampling technique where ever member of the target population has an equal chance of being selected

Question 12

Which culture dominates research in social psychology

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Western dominance in sp led by America and filled with cultural bias that shaped social psychology

Question 13

Psyche

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totality of the mind, conscious and unconscious

all other psychological processes

Question 14

relationship between culture/nature

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nature
-impulses, wishes, automatic response

culture
- teaches self control, restraint. selfish impulse vs social conscience

Question 15

charles darwin

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• Theory of Evolution
• Focusses on how change occurs in nature

Natural Selection

Question 16

are humans social animals

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Yes. We can live without people but need each other to fulfill our needs

Question 17

Dunbar’s social brain theory

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primates have large brains for body size compared to all other vertebrates, evolved to manage complex social systems.

Question 18

social brain theory

Question 19

social interaction

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process of influence caused by social forces (others)

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norms

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specific cultural expectations for how to behave in a given situation

Question 21

the duplex mind

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idea that the mind has two different processing systems (deliberate, automatic)

Question 22

social acceptance

Answer 22

situation in which people have come to like, respect, approve, of you and include you in groups/relationships