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What is the primary focus of social psychology?
What is the primary focus of social psychology?
- How societies think, feel, and behave in a nonsocial context
- How groups think, feel, and behave in a social context
- How individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context (correct)
- How individuals think, feel, and behave in a nonsocial context
What distinguishes social psychology from other branches of psychology?
What distinguishes social psychology from other branches of psychology?
- Its emphasis on the economic aspects of human behavior
- Its focus on the biological aspects of human behavior
- Its emphasis on the social nature of individuals (correct)
- Its focus on the cultural aspects of human behavior
What do social psychologists investigate?
What do social psychologists investigate?
- Only economic attitudes and behaviors
- A wide variety of attitudes and contexts (correct)
- Only social attitudes and behaviors
- Only political attitudes and behaviors
What aspect of human behavior does social psychology 'zoom in' on?
What aspect of human behavior does social psychology 'zoom in' on?
What is the key difference between social psychology and other social sciences?
What is the key difference between social psychology and other social sciences?
What do social psychologists sometimes examine?
What do social psychologists sometimes examine?
What is the primary focus of social psychology?
What is the primary focus of social psychology?
Who is credited with writing the first three textbooks in social psychology?
Who is credited with writing the first three textbooks in social psychology?
What event prompted psychologists to delve deeper into understanding how ordinary people could be influenced to commit acts of prejudice, discrimination, and violence?
What event prompted psychologists to delve deeper into understanding how ordinary people could be influenced to commit acts of prejudice, discrimination, and violence?
During which time period did social psychology experience a period of great progress and excitement?
During which time period did social psychology experience a period of great progress and excitement?
Who conducted the Milgram Experiment?
Who conducted the Milgram Experiment?
What is the term for the practical wisdom we use in everyday situations?
What is the term for the practical wisdom we use in everyday situations?
