Chapter 11 Social Psychology: Definition and Differences
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What is the main focus of social psychology?

  • Studying large groups of people in society
  • Understanding individual behavior in social situations (correct)
  • Investigating the nature and causes of group behavior
  • Analyzing cognitive processes in individuals

    • How does sociology differ from social psychology?

  • Social psychology studies individual behavior, while sociology focuses on behavior of large groups or society as a whole (correct)
  • Sociology is concerned with cognition, while social psychology focuses on affect
  • Sociology focuses on individual behavior, while social psychology studies large groups
  • Social psychology studies large groups, while sociology focuses on cognition

    • What does cognition refer to?

  • Analyzing large groups of people in society
  • The ways in which we process, store, remember, and use social information (correct)
  • Investigating the nature and causes of group behavior
  • Understanding individual behavior in social situations

    • How do moods and feelings influence cognition?

    <p>They have a strong influence on several aspects of cognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'affect' refer to in psychology?

    <p>Our current feelings and moods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are cognition and affect linked?

    <p>Both cognition can influence affect, and affect can shape thoughts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does social cognition refer to?

    <p>Interpreting, analyzing, remembering, and using information about the social world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what mood are information learned in positive mood more easily recalled?

    <p>Positive mood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of schemas?

    <p>Automatic and effortless processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is prejudice?

    <p>Negative attitude toward the member of specific social groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is discrimination?

    <p>Negative behaviors directed toward member of social groups who are the object of prejudice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of information is more easily recalled in a good mood?

    <p>Positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what type of mood is negative information noticed and remembered more easily?

    <p>Bad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when schemas are formed?

    <p>They lead to automatic processing of information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does mood dependent memory refer to?

    <p>Information learned in negative mood is more easily recalled when in positive mood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do prejudice and discrimination refer to?

    <p>Negative attitude and behavior toward specific social groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of social psychology?

    <p>Understanding individual behavior and thought in social situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between social psychology and sociology?

    <p>Social psychology studies individual behavior and thought, while sociology studies large groups or society as a whole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'affect' refer to in psychology?

    <p>Current feelings and mood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cognition in the context of social psychology?

    <p>The ways in which we process, store, remember, and use social information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are cognition and affect linked according to social psychology?

    <p>Both cognition and affect can influence each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of schemas in social psychology?

    <p>They help in processing, storing, and using social information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used by social psychologists to refer to the ways in which we interpret, analyze, remember, and use information about the social world?

    <p>Social cognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which mood are information learned in positive mood more easily recalled?

    <p>Positive mood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for mental frameworks centering on a specific theme that help us organize social information?

    <p>Schemata</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to negative behaviors directed toward members of social groups who are the object of prejudice?

    <p>Discrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of information is more easily noticed and remembered in a bad mood?

    <p>Negative information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does mood-dependent memory refer to?

    <p>The impact of emotion on memory retrieval</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of attitude is prejudice characterized by?

    <p>Negative attitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Mental frameworks centering on a specific theme that help us to organize social information' refers to:

    <p>'Schemas'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Negative behaviors directed toward members of social groups who are the object of prejudice' is known as:

    <p>'Discrimination'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Good mood _________ positive information noticed and remembered. Bad mood __________ negative information noticed and remembered.' Fill in the blanks:

    <p>'Enhances'; 'suppresses'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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