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Which of the following best describes social psychology?

  • The study of individuals in social situations (correct)
  • The study of automatic and controlled processing
  • The study of schemas and interpretations
  • The study of personal dispositions

What is the fundamental attribution error?

  • Overemphasizing situational factors
  • Overemphasizing automatic processing
  • Overemphasizing schemas
  • Overemphasizing personal dispositions (correct)

How do people often perceive situations in social psychology?

  • Consciously
  • Directly (correct)
  • Automatically
  • Indirectly

What can stereotypes lead to in social psychology?

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

What are people's construals often characterized by in social psychology?

<p>Automatic and nonconscious processes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do evolutionary perspectives in social psychology focus on?

<p>Universal practices and cognitive characteristics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the naturalistic fallacy warn against in social psychology?

<p>Justifying behaviors based on evolutionary predispositions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What influences variations in behaviors and meanings across cultures in social psychology?

<p>Independence or interdependence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What differs significantly in terms of gender roles and sexual mores in social psychology?

<p>Behaviors and meanings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do scientific methods in social psychology enhance critical thinking?

<p>By promoting understanding of research methods (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor does the Milgram Experiment demonstrate the power of?

<p>Situational factors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of schemas?

<p>Schemas can lead to confusion and embarrassment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of nonconscious processes on beliefs and motivations?

<p>Nonconscious processes can lead to limited awareness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does evolution operate?

<p>Evolution operates through natural selection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the naturalistic fallacy?

<p>The belief that how things are should be that way (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do Western and Eastern cultures differ in self-group relationships?

<p>Eastern cultures prioritize self-group relationships (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do evolutionary and cultural explanations generally relate to each other?

<p>Evolutionary and cultural explanations generally complement each other (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Milgram Experiment demonstrate the power of?

<p>Situational factors (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can lead to confusion and embarrassment in social situations?

<p>Lacking a schema (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What impact do nonconscious processes have on beliefs and motivations?

<p>Nonconscious processes can lead to limited awareness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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