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PSYC 355 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

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PSYC 355 MIDTERM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

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impression format


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The process of integrating information about a person to form a coherent
impression.




confirmation bias

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The tendency to seek, interpret, and create information that verifies existing
beliefs.




social dominance orientation


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A desire to see one's ingroups as dominant over other groups, and a
willingness to adopt cultural values that facilitate oppression over other
groups.




self-perception theory


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The theory that when internal cues are difficult to interpret, people gain
self-insight by observing their own behavior.




realistic conflict theory


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The theory that hostility between groups is caused by direct competition
for limited resources.

, illusory correlation


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An overestimate of the association between variables that are only slightly
correlated or not correlated at all.




interrater reliability


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The degree to which different observers agree on their observations.




Social psychology dates


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1. 1880-1920s - birth of social psychology
2. 1930-50s - call to action (lewin's interactionist perspective, sherif robber
cave study)
3. 1960s-70s - confidence and crisis (growing but lab was looked down
upon)
4. 1970-2000s - era of pluralism (different types of social psych)




Where self-concept comes from:


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