SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
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What is social psychology? - ANS The scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feelings
and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of
others
what are some of the reasons that cause people to act inconsistently across contexts/time? -
ANS social influence, salient roles/identities, norms/expectations
study of mental processes such as attention, perception, creativity and reasoning -
ANS cognitive psychology
study of human behaviour from an individual perspective - ANS individual psychology
study of human behaviour in societies and culture - ANS social anthropology
study of social life, social change and social causes and consequences of human behaviour -
ANS sociology
Four levels of explanation - ANS Intrapersonal
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,Interpersonal and situational
Positional
Ideological
Which level of explanation is an analysis of interindividual interaction that considers the role of
general social beliefs, and of social relations between groups
a) intrapersonal
b) ideological
c) positional
d) Interpersonal and situational - ANS Ideological
Which level of explanation is an analysis of interindividual interaction with circumscribed
situations. The focus is on the dynamics of relations between specific individuals at a specific
time and in a specific situation
a) intrapersonal
b) ideological
c) positional
d) Interpersonal and situational - ANS Interpersonal and Situational
Which level of explanation is an analysis of psychological processes to do with peoples
representation and organisation of their experience of the social environment
a) intrapersonal
b) ideological
c) positional
d) Interpersonal and situational - ANS Intrapersonal
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,Which level of explanation is an analysis of interindividual interaction in specific situations, but
with the role of social position (e.g., status, identity) outisde the situation taken into
consideration
a) intrapersonal
b) ideological
c) positional
d) Interpersonal and situational - ANS Positional
how does cultural psychology differ from social psychology? - ANS in its explicit
consideration of culture
5 non-experimental methods of research - ANS direct observation
case studies
archival studies
surverys
field studies
Hypothetical forces that energise, direct and sustain our behaviour - ANS motives
Hunger, thirst, oxygen and warmth are all examples of what kind of motives?
primary or secondary? - ANS Primary
(Biological/innate)
What are seven examples of biological/innate motives - ANS 1. Hunger
2. Thirst
3. Oxygen
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, 4. Sleep
5. Warmth
6. Shelter
7. Sex
What are five examples of social/learned motives (AAANP) - ANS 1. Achievement
2. Affiliation
3. Aggression
4. Nurturance
5. Power
Fiskes core social motives (BUC(k)ET) - ANS Belonging
Understanding
Controlling
Enhancing Self
Trusting
Fiskes social motives that fall under affective motives - ANS Enhancing self and trusting
Fiskes social motives that fall under cognitive motives - ANS Understanding and controlling
Five fundamental underlying psychological processes that impel peoples thinking, feeling and
behaving in situations involving other people - ANS Fiskes core social motives
Need for shared meaning and prediction comes under which of fiskes core motives? -
ANS Understanding
Need for strong, stable relationships refers to which of fiskes core motives? - ANS Belonging
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CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
What is social psychology? - ANS The scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feelings
and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of
others
what are some of the reasons that cause people to act inconsistently across contexts/time? -
ANS social influence, salient roles/identities, norms/expectations
study of mental processes such as attention, perception, creativity and reasoning -
ANS cognitive psychology
study of human behaviour from an individual perspective - ANS individual psychology
study of human behaviour in societies and culture - ANS social anthropology
study of social life, social change and social causes and consequences of human behaviour -
ANS sociology
Four levels of explanation - ANS Intrapersonal
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,Interpersonal and situational
Positional
Ideological
Which level of explanation is an analysis of interindividual interaction that considers the role of
general social beliefs, and of social relations between groups
a) intrapersonal
b) ideological
c) positional
d) Interpersonal and situational - ANS Ideological
Which level of explanation is an analysis of interindividual interaction with circumscribed
situations. The focus is on the dynamics of relations between specific individuals at a specific
time and in a specific situation
a) intrapersonal
b) ideological
c) positional
d) Interpersonal and situational - ANS Interpersonal and Situational
Which level of explanation is an analysis of psychological processes to do with peoples
representation and organisation of their experience of the social environment
a) intrapersonal
b) ideological
c) positional
d) Interpersonal and situational - ANS Intrapersonal
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,Which level of explanation is an analysis of interindividual interaction in specific situations, but
with the role of social position (e.g., status, identity) outisde the situation taken into
consideration
a) intrapersonal
b) ideological
c) positional
d) Interpersonal and situational - ANS Positional
how does cultural psychology differ from social psychology? - ANS in its explicit
consideration of culture
5 non-experimental methods of research - ANS direct observation
case studies
archival studies
surverys
field studies
Hypothetical forces that energise, direct and sustain our behaviour - ANS motives
Hunger, thirst, oxygen and warmth are all examples of what kind of motives?
primary or secondary? - ANS Primary
(Biological/innate)
What are seven examples of biological/innate motives - ANS 1. Hunger
2. Thirst
3. Oxygen
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, 4. Sleep
5. Warmth
6. Shelter
7. Sex
What are five examples of social/learned motives (AAANP) - ANS 1. Achievement
2. Affiliation
3. Aggression
4. Nurturance
5. Power
Fiskes core social motives (BUC(k)ET) - ANS Belonging
Understanding
Controlling
Enhancing Self
Trusting
Fiskes social motives that fall under affective motives - ANS Enhancing self and trusting
Fiskes social motives that fall under cognitive motives - ANS Understanding and controlling
Five fundamental underlying psychological processes that impel peoples thinking, feeling and
behaving in situations involving other people - ANS Fiskes core social motives
Need for shared meaning and prediction comes under which of fiskes core motives? -
ANS Understanding
Need for strong, stable relationships refers to which of fiskes core motives? - ANS Belonging
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