Social Psychology Quiz: Ross and Samuel’s Influence

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Which branch of psychology investigates the potential role of genetic factors in human behavior?

Personality psychology

Social psychology

Evolutionary psychology (correct)

Social neuroscience

What is the focus of social psychology in terms of predicting human behavior?

Studying individual differences

Explaining past behavior

Understanding group dynamics

Predicting future behavior (correct)

In the Wall Street Game V.Community Game study, what were the two games specifically called?

Neutral Game, Biased Game

Selfish Game, Selfless Game

Wall Street Game, Community Game (correct)

Personal Game, Impersonal Game

What does social neuroscience aim to explore?

The neural and physiological bases of social and emotional behavior Signup and view all the answers

Which psychological event is also considered a biological event?

Social influence Signup and view all the answers

What are the principles of contemporary social psychology emphasizing?

The power of the situation Signup and view all the answers

What do psychological processes shared by most people make them susceptible to?

Social influence Signup and view all the answers

What does reliability yield in social psychology?

Reliable information Signup and view all the answers

What is the key focus of personality psychology?

Private, internal functioning and individual differences Signup and view all the answers

What are the core components of the scientific method in social psychology?

Systematic observation, measurement, experimentation, and formulation Signup and view all the answers

What type of validity refers to the extent to which a measure assesses all aspects of the construct it is supposed to measure?

Content validity Signup and view all the answers

Which method of data collection involves examining accumulated documents or archives of a culture?

Archival analysis Signup and view all the answers

In which type of observation method does the observer interact with the people being observed?

Naturalistic observation Signup and view all the answers

What is the technique where a researcher cues the behaviors of interest and observes participants' responses in a laboratory?

Structured observation Signup and view all the answers

What type of research involves a representative sample of people being asked questions about their thoughts, feelings, and behavior?

Survey methods Signup and view all the answers

What tendency refers to the exaggeration of one’s ability to have foreseen an outcome after learning about it?

Hindsight bias Signup and view all the answers

What do we call an integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events?

Theory Signup and view all the answers

In experimental research, what gives confidence to the researcher that any later difference would be caused by the treatment manipulation?

Random assignment Signup and view all the answers

Which principle states that values influence research topics, analysis of data, forming concepts, and labeling?

Values principle Signup and view all the answers

What type of social psychology principle emphasizes that our susceptibility to intuitions can be costly?

Implicit ways principle Signup and view all the answers