PSYC 2600 UVA Exam 1 Questions With
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social psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of the
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way in which people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced
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by the real or imagined presence of other people.
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Social Influence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the effect that words, actions,
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or mere presence of other people have on our thoughts feeling,
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attitudes, or behaviors | |
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-to understand human behavior,
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one need only consider the reinforcing properties of the environment
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Construal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the way in which people perceive,
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comprehend and interpret the social world | | | | |
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stresses the importance of
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studying the subjective way in which an object appears in people's
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minds
, Self-Esteem Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Desire to feel good
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about ourselves
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Social Cognition Approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Desire to be
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accurate about the social world
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Hindsight Bias - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tendency for people to
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exaggerate, after knowing that something occurred, how much they
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could have predicted it before it occurred
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Observational Method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-researcher observes| | | | | |
people and records measurements or impressions of their behavior
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Ethnography - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-researchers attempt to
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understand a group or culture by observing it from the inside, without
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imposing any preconceived notions they might have
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Interjudge Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-level of agreement
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between two or more people who independently observer and code a
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set of data
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Archival Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-researcher examines the
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accumulated documents, or archives of a culture | | | | | |
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social psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of the
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way in which people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced
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by the real or imagined presence of other people.
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Social Influence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the effect that words, actions,
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or mere presence of other people have on our thoughts feeling,
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attitudes, or behaviors | |
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-to understand human behavior,
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one need only consider the reinforcing properties of the environment
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Construal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the way in which people perceive,
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comprehend and interpret the social world | | | | |
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-stresses the importance of
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studying the subjective way in which an object appears in people's
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minds
, Self-Esteem Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Desire to feel good
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about ourselves
|
Social Cognition Approach - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Desire to be
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accurate about the social world
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Hindsight Bias - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tendency for people to
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exaggerate, after knowing that something occurred, how much they
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could have predicted it before it occurred
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Observational Method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-researcher observes| | | | | |
people and records measurements or impressions of their behavior
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Ethnography - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-researchers attempt to
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understand a group or culture by observing it from the inside, without
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imposing any preconceived notions they might have
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Interjudge Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-level of agreement
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between two or more people who independently observer and code a
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set of data
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Archival Analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-researcher examines the
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accumulated documents, or archives of a culture | | | | | |
