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Which social science is primarily concerned with how broad social, economic, political, and historical factors influence events in a given society?
Which social science is primarily concerned with how broad social, economic, political, and historical factors influence events in a given society?
- Psychology
- Sociology (correct)
- Political Science
- Anthropology
What is the goal of social psychology as an experimentally-based science?
What is the goal of social psychology as an experimentally-based science?
- To describe social behavior
- To find subjective answers to important questions
- To find objective answers to important questions (correct)
- To understand the power of the social situation
In social psychology, how do researchers explain social behavior?
In social psychology, how do researchers explain social behavior?
- Through the power of individual characteristics
- Through the power of economic factors
- Through the influence of historical factors
- Through the influence of social situations (correct)
What is the goal of the observational research method in social psychology?
What is the goal of the observational research method in social psychology?
In the correlational research method, what does a positive correlation indicate?
In the correlational research method, what does a positive correlation indicate?
What is the independent variable (IV) in an experimental study?
What is the independent variable (IV) in an experimental study?
What is a limitation of the experimental research method in social psychology?
What is a limitation of the experimental research method in social psychology?
Which of the following is a goal of psychology?
Which of the following is a goal of psychology?
What is the distribution of degrees to subfields of psychology?
What is the distribution of degrees to subfields of psychology?
According to the text, what is social psychology?
According to the text, what is social psychology?
What did Dorothy Martin claim would happen on December 21, 1954?
What did Dorothy Martin claim would happen on December 21, 1954?
How did Dorothy Martin's followers react to her claim?
How did Dorothy Martin's followers react to her claim?
What method do social psychologists use to develop explanations?
What method do social psychologists use to develop explanations?
How many perspectives on psychology are mentioned in the text?
How many perspectives on psychology are mentioned in the text?
Which type of thinking is conscious, intentional, voluntary, and effortful?
Which type of thinking is conscious, intentional, voluntary, and effortful?
What is the process by which recent experiences increase the accessibility of a schema, trait, or concept?
What is the process by which recent experiences increase the accessibility of a schema, trait, or concept?
Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of schemas?
Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of schemas?
Which of the following is NOT a nonverbal cue?
Which of the following is NOT a nonverbal cue?
Which of the following is NOT one of the six major universal emotional expressions?
Which of the following is NOT one of the six major universal emotional expressions?
Which type of attribution addresses how we infer the causes of other people's behavior?
Which type of attribution addresses how we infer the causes of other people's behavior?
In the context of attribution, which type of attribution is made when individuals attribute positive behaviors of their good friends to internal characteristics?
In the context of attribution, which type of attribution is made when individuals attribute positive behaviors of their good friends to internal characteristics?
Which cultural group is more likely to engage in self-serving attributions?
Which cultural group is more likely to engage in self-serving attributions?
What is the belief in a just world?
What is the belief in a just world?
Which cultural group is more likely to prefer situational explanations?
Which cultural group is more likely to prefer situational explanations?
What is the difference between an independent view of the self and an interdependent view of the self?
What is the difference between an independent view of the self and an interdependent view of the self?
What is the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation?
What is the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation?
What are task-contingent rewards?
What are task-contingent rewards?
What is the role of self-esteem?
What is the role of self-esteem?
What is cognitive dissonance?
What is cognitive dissonance?
What are the ways to reduce cognitive dissonance?
What are the ways to reduce cognitive dissonance?
