Test Bank For Social Psychology 9th
Canadian Edition
Social psychology - ANSWERS-The scientific study of how thoughts and attitudes are
influenced by the social world.
Social psychologists - ANSWERS-Researchers interested in topics like how we think,
feel, and act in the social world.
Hypothesis - ANSWERS-A specific, testable prediction about the relationship between
two or more variables.
Scientific method - ANSWERS-A research method used to investigate phenomena,
acquire new knowledge, and evaluate previous knowledge.
Self-perception - ANSWERS-The understanding that our views about ourselves are
dependent on our environment.
Self-presentation - ANSWERS-The process of conveying information about oneself to
others.
Social cognition - ANSWERS-The process of thinking about ourselves and others in a
social context.
Social influence - ANSWERS-The effect that the words, actions, or mere presence of
other people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior.
Self-fulfilling prophecy - ANSWERS-A belief or expectation that influences the behavior
of the individual in a way that causes that belief to come true.
Error in social cognition - ANSWERS-The explanation of why people may fear certain
things more than statistically more dangerous situations.
Social advertising - ANSWERS-Studying how to impact people's attitudes and
behaviors through advertising.
self cognition - ANSWERS-The study of how we think about people and about the social
world.
public self influence - ANSWERS-The study of how people's thoughts, attitudes, and
behaviors are influenced by factors in the social world.
religious background - ANSWERS-One of the factors that influenced students' decisions
about using a condom during sex.
fear of pregnancy - ANSWERS-One of the factors that influenced students' decisions
about using a condom during sex.
fear of contracting sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) - ANSWERS-One of the factors
that influenced students' decisions about using a condom during sex.
ambivalence about sexual activity - ANSWERS-One of the factors that influenced
students' decisions about using a condom during sex.
how we think about ourselves - ANSWERS-An aspect of social psychology that includes
self-perception.
how we think, feel, and act in the social world - ANSWERS-An aspect of social
psychology related to how individuals behave in social settings.
how our attitudes and behaviors shape the social world - ANSWERS-An aspect of
social psychology concerning the impact of individual attitudes and behaviors on the
social environment.
how we process and store information - ANSWERS-An aspect of social psychology
related to cognitive processes in social contexts.
Canadian Edition
Social psychology - ANSWERS-The scientific study of how thoughts and attitudes are
influenced by the social world.
Social psychologists - ANSWERS-Researchers interested in topics like how we think,
feel, and act in the social world.
Hypothesis - ANSWERS-A specific, testable prediction about the relationship between
two or more variables.
Scientific method - ANSWERS-A research method used to investigate phenomena,
acquire new knowledge, and evaluate previous knowledge.
Self-perception - ANSWERS-The understanding that our views about ourselves are
dependent on our environment.
Self-presentation - ANSWERS-The process of conveying information about oneself to
others.
Social cognition - ANSWERS-The process of thinking about ourselves and others in a
social context.
Social influence - ANSWERS-The effect that the words, actions, or mere presence of
other people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior.
Self-fulfilling prophecy - ANSWERS-A belief or expectation that influences the behavior
of the individual in a way that causes that belief to come true.
Error in social cognition - ANSWERS-The explanation of why people may fear certain
things more than statistically more dangerous situations.
Social advertising - ANSWERS-Studying how to impact people's attitudes and
behaviors through advertising.
self cognition - ANSWERS-The study of how we think about people and about the social
world.
public self influence - ANSWERS-The study of how people's thoughts, attitudes, and
behaviors are influenced by factors in the social world.
religious background - ANSWERS-One of the factors that influenced students' decisions
about using a condom during sex.
fear of pregnancy - ANSWERS-One of the factors that influenced students' decisions
about using a condom during sex.
fear of contracting sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) - ANSWERS-One of the factors
that influenced students' decisions about using a condom during sex.
ambivalence about sexual activity - ANSWERS-One of the factors that influenced
students' decisions about using a condom during sex.
how we think about ourselves - ANSWERS-An aspect of social psychology that includes
self-perception.
how we think, feel, and act in the social world - ANSWERS-An aspect of social
psychology related to how individuals behave in social settings.
how our attitudes and behaviors shape the social world - ANSWERS-An aspect of
social psychology concerning the impact of individual attitudes and behaviors on the
social environment.
how we process and store information - ANSWERS-An aspect of social psychology
related to cognitive processes in social contexts.
