FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SOCIAL

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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SOCIAL

PSYCH EXAM #1

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-Guarantee passing score -62 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert- Explanation Question 1: research designed to increase the understanding of and solutions to real world problems by using current social psychological knowledge.

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applied research Question 2: The scientific discipline that attempts to understand and explain how the thoughts, feelings, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the , imagined or implied presence of others.

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Social Psychology Question 3: a methodological technique in which the researcher misinforms participants about the true nature of what they are experiencing in a study.

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deception

Question 4: a statistical measure of the direction and strength of the linear relationship between two variables which can range from -1.00 to +1.00

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correlation coefficient Question 5: research designed to examine the nature of the relationship between two or more naturally occurring variables.

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correlational research Question 6: a descriptive scientific method in which existing records are examined.

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archival research Question 7: an individuals sense of personal identification with a particular ethnic group.

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ethnic identity Question 8: A symbol-using social being who can reflect on his or her own behavior

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Self Question 9: a way of conceiving the self in terms of unique, personal attributes and as a being that is separate and autonomous from the group.

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independent self

Question 10: a person's evaluation of his or her self-concept

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self-esteem

Question 11: the habitual tendency to engage in self awareness

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self consciousness

Question 12: research designed to increase knowledge about social behavior

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basic research Question 13: An important perspective in social psychology that emphasizes the combined effects of both the person and the situation on human behavior

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Interactionism Question 14: an experimental result that occurs when two independent variables in combination have different effects on the dependent variable than when alone.

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interaction effect Question 15: aspects of a person's self concept based on his or her group memberships

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social identities

Question 16: the biochemical units of inheritance for all living organisms

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genes Question 17: Judgments or decisions that are under the control of automatically activated evaluations occurring without our awareness.

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Implicit cognition Question 18: a descriptive scientific method where a group is studied from within by a researcher who records behavior as it occurs in its usual natural environment.

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participant observation Question 19: Theories of social cognition that describe two basic ways of thinking about social stimuli, one involving automatic, effortless thinking and the other involving more deliberate, effortful thinking.

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Dual-process theories

Question 20: a way of conceiving the self in terms of social roles and as a being that is embedded in and dependent on the group.

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interdependent self Question 21: factors in a study that can be measured and that are capable of changing.

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variables Question 22: The total lifestyle of a people,including all the ideas, symbols, preferences and material objects that they share.

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Culture Question 23: the process of seeking out and interpreting situations so as to confirm one's self concept.

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self-verification Question 24: A philosphy stressing the priority of group needs over individual needs, a preference for tightly knit social relationships and a willingness to submit to the influence of one's group.

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Collectivism Question 25: all the members of an identifiable group from which a sample is drawn.

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population Question 26: The process by which someone's expectations ab out a person or group leads to the fulfillment of those expectations.

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy