Introduction to Social Psychology

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Which aspect of social psychology focuses on pressures to conform, persuasion, and groups of people?

  • Social Thinking
  • Cultural influences
  • Social Relation
  • Social Influence (correct)

What is the focus of Social Psychology compared to personality psychology?

  • Cognitive processes
  • Experimental studies
  • Individual differences
  • How people view and affect one another (correct)

What is an example of how interpretations affect behavior in Social Thinking?

  • Ignoring social cues
  • Avoiding a person based on their actions (correct)
  • Changing personality traits
  • Developing new beliefs

In Social Thinking, how do our interpretations influence our behavior?

<p>We react differently based on our thoughts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is NOT a focus area of Social Psychology?

<p>Cognitive Psychology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What intriguing question does Social Psychology aim to answer?

<p>'Do our social behaviors depend more on objective situations or interpretations?' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept in psychology suggests that our social behaviors are influenced by biological factors?

<p>Natural Selection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does natural selection impact human behavior?

<p>By passing down adaptive characteristics useful for survival (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which field of study emphasizes that our inherited tendencies help us behave in ways beneficial for survival?

<p>Evolutionary Psychology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about anxiety from an evolutionary perspective?

<p>Anxiety evolved as an adaptive response through natural selection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does social neuroscience contribute to our understanding of psychology?

<p>By studying the biological basis of psychological events and behaviors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason we have inherited human behavior tendencies?

<p>To secure survival and reproduction through adaptive traits (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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