Social Psychology - Unit 1

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Exploring Social Psychology

Test your knowledge of social psychology concepts with this engaging quiz! Dive into various topics such as social cognition, cultural influences, research methods, and more. Ideal for students and enthusiasts alike.

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  • Learn and reinforce key concepts in social psychology
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Social psychology is
The scientific study of how we feel, think, and behave in relation to others around us and how their thinking, feeling, and behaving is affected by us.
The scientific study of mental processes and their impact on our belief in self.
At the intersection of psychology, anthropology, and thermal dynamics.
Founded in 1820 by Gustav Klimt, as demonstrated in his treatise, "The Kiss."
Social neuroscience is
How our social behavior is influenced by our brain activity and function.
How our brain activity influences our social behavior.
How social behavior influences our growth, development, and brain activity.
How social behavior is influenced by and influences our brain function, growth, and development.
Our "social situation" is
The people we interact with.
Our close friends and family.
The context within which we make decisions.
How we create our friend group.
The most important element of human development.
Our "fitness" is indicative of our "evolutionary adaptation" in that it represents how our social behavior contributes to our ability to survive and reproduce.
True
False
What social psychology concept about culture does this drawing illustrate?
"Social cognition" helps us
Say the right thing at the right time.
Understand our own behavior and predict the behavior of others.
Know what our friends are thinking,
Make friends.
Recognize social situations that might be dangerous.
"Attitude" is primarily about liking or disliking a person, group, or thing.
True
False
When we have information about something, we create this knowledge representation.
Belief
Stigmata
Schema
Coquette
What is the difference between a "mood" and an "emotion"?
Moods pass, emotions are steady.
Emotions are fleeting and often intense whereas moods are the positive and negative feelings in the background of our experiences.
Emotions create moods.
Moods are controlled by the individual whereas emotions are neurologically controlled.
Pat notices every Monday, students avoid a glowing purple orb as they walk into their school building. Pat asks 100 students between 8AM-4PM the top three feelings they have about the glowing purple orb. For the following 20 Mondays, Pat alternates the color of the orb blue-green-purple-yellow and records the number of students who walk around the orb and measures the greatest distance between the orb and the arc of their walk. What elements of social science research are demonstrated in this narrative? Check all that apply.
Experimental design
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Observational design
Research hypothesis
Self-report measures
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Correlational research
Causation
Field experiments
Random sampling
Reciprocal altruism
When a researcher tell their subjects a lie, in order to create the conditions for the research, this is considered
A confederate
Ethical as long as they debrief the subject after the research session is completed
Unethical due to potential harm
Expected in social psychology
Externally valid
Describe "independent" and "dependent" variables in a way that a 5th grader would understand.
When a researcher sets up the subjects to respond a certain way by exposing them to specific stimuli prior to the experiment, it is called
Primping
Romping
Preening
Reeling
Priming
Rotation
Pruning
Deception
How would an "experimental confederate" be used?
Why is "informed consent" important?
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