Social Psychology Theoretical Foundations
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What is the focus of the 'ideological' level in European textbooks?

  • Investigating cultural differences in human behavior
  • Analyzing social structures and institutions (correct)
  • Studying individual human behavior
  • Examining the societal forces that influence human psyche

What is the main debate in social psychology, according to the text?

  • The role of genetics in social behavior
  • The impact of culture on social interactions (correct)
  • The debate over positivism and phenomenology
  • The importance of social norms in human behavior

What is the focus of positivism in social psychology?

  • Empirical study and accurate descriptions of social reality
  • Understanding social behavior in terms of associations and relationships (correct)
  • Axiomatic presuppositions to explain social reality
  • Searching for overarching, universal laws to social behavior and history

What is the orientation of sociological social psychology?

<p>Toward sociology (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the emphasis of phenomenology in social psychology?

<p>Making accurate descriptions of social reality, regardless of grand theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of social rationalism in social psychology?

<p>Use of axiomatic presuppositions to explain social reality (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who conducted the first published study on social facilitation in 1898?

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

What was the main focus of social psychologists during World War II?

<p>Persuasion and propaganda (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did social psychology in America face a crisis in the 1970s?

<p>Debate over the ethics of laboratory experimentation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of Gestalt psychologists who fled to the United States?

<p>Perception and cognition (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the topic of Stanley Milgram's famous experiments?

<p>Obedience to authority (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what decade did social psychologists begin to study cognitive dissonance, bystander intervention, and aggression?

<p>1960s (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a change in behavior due to a request or suggestion from another person?

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

Which technique involves requesting a small favor and then following up with a larger request?

<p>Foot-in-the-door (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a prediction that causes itself to become true?

<p>Self-fulfilling prophecy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of a direct order or command from another person?

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

What is the study that dramatically highlighted obedience as a form of compliance?

<p>Milgram study (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the central route to persuasion?

<p>Evaluating the data and arriving at a conclusion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which situation can a certain amount of conformity be adaptive?

<p>In some situations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of featuring celebrities in advertisements?

<p>To increase the credibility of the source (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of emotion in persuasion and attitude change?

<p>Emotion works hand-in-hand with cognitive processes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of emotional appeals in advertising and health campaigns?

<p>To influence the audience's attitudes and behaviors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between attitudes and attitude objects?

<p>Attitudes are functions of cognitive and affective components (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of associative networks in attitude change?

<p>They are responsible for integrating cognitive and affective information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key factor in interpersonal attraction?

<p>Similarity in attitudes and backgrounds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of love do people experience in the early stages of romantic relationships?

<p>Passionate love (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Robert Sternberg, what are the three components of love?

<p>Intimacy, passion, and commitment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to long-term relationships over time?

<p>They become more communal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is prejudice, according to the text?

<p>An unjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of social exchange theory in relationships?

<p>Rational choice and cost-benefit analysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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