10 Questions
Which aspect is emphasized in the focus of social psychology on individuals?
Dispositions shaping behaviour; social behaviour being biologically based
What is an example of how values play a role in social psychology?
Values influence the study of individual differences
Which factor is excluded when examining social influence in the text?
Values influence the role the IV has on the DV
What does a survey of over 25,000 Canadian university students expecting a high starting salary and significant salary increase indicate?
Materialism
Among scholars sharing the same area of interest, common assumptions often go unchallenged regarding:
Method of inquiry
What example would a social psychologist be most interested in studying?
In deciding how they will vote in an election, are individuals more influenced by one persuasive medium than by another?
When studying racial attitudes, what aspect would a social psychologist be most focused on?
How individuals develop racial attitudes.
Which study is most likely to be conducted by a social psychologist?
An experimenter watches to see whether hungry game players use a more aggressive strategy than players who are not hungry.
What would personality psychologists focus on more than social psychologists?
Understanding individual differences and unique traits.
Which aspect is more likely the focus of social psychology experiments?
Studying the effect of peer pressure on conformity.
Test your knowledge on personality traits, abnormal behaviour, individual differences, situational influences, cognition, emotions, and a study by Mehl and Pennebaker on human communication patterns.
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