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What is the definition of social psychology?
The study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the presence of others
How do social psychologists approach the understanding of social influence?
By conducting experiments with carefully controlled variables
What is the goal of the science of social psychology?
To discover universal laws of human behavior
How do some social psychologists attempt to explain social behavior?
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What is the fundamental attribution error?
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According to social psychologists, what is the level of analysis for social psychology?
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What does the term 'construal' refer to in social psychology?
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How do social psychologists explain social behavior?
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What are the two basic human motives that shape an individual's construal of a situation?
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What do social psychologists contend with due to the fundamental attribution error?
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