Module 1: Introducing Social Psychology
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What is the primary focus of Social Psychology compared to Personality Psychology?

  • Focuses on how individuals relate to each other
  • Focuses on how people influence one another (correct)
  • Focuses on individual differences
  • Focuses on personality traits

What aspects of social behavior does Social Psychology study?

  • How we perceive ourselves and others
  • Judgments we make
  • Our attitudes
  • All of the above (correct)

In what ways does social behavior in a situation depend according to the text?

  • On cultural factors
  • Primarily on objective situations
  • On both objective situations and individual interpretations (correct)
  • Primarily on how individuals construe the situations

What is an example of how interpretations influence behavior according to the text?

<p>Observing someone making repeated snide comments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a major focus of Social Psychology with regard to social influence?

<p>Culture pressures to conform (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best reflects the relationship between social thinking and social behavior?

<p>We react differently because we think differently (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the concept of 'natural selection' propose?

<p>Members of the species with adaptive characteristics survived. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does evolutionary psychology explain anxiety as a product of natural selection?

<p>Anxious individuals perceived threats and avoided danger successfully. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main emphasis of social neuroscience?

<p>The interaction of biology, mind, and behavior. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to study social psychology’s principles?

<p>To apply concepts to everyday social interactions. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do social influences shape behavior according to the text?

<p>By being influenced by various factors like culture and ethnicity. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does social behavior being 'biologically rooted' imply?

<p>'Biologically rooted' means that social behaviors have biological influences. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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