PSYCH -P 304 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Social Psychology - Answers - The scientific study of the way in which people's
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of
other people
Social Influence - Answers - The effect that the words, actions, or mere presence of
other people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior
Empirical Questions - Answers - their answers can be derived from experimentation or
measurement rather than by personal opinion
Hypothesis - Answers - an educated quess
Individual Differences - Answers - The aspects of people's personalities that make them
different from other people
For the social psychologist, the level of analysis is the __________ in the context of a
social situation. - Answers - Individual
The major difference is that sociology, rather than focusing on the individuals looks
toward society at large. The level of analysis is the _____ or ___________. - Answers -
Group; Institution
The goal of ______ __________ is to identify universal properties of human nature that
make everyone susceptible to social influence, regardless of social class or culture. -
Answers - Social Psychology
_____-________ ________ is extremely valuable, because it sharpens theories, either
by demonstrating their universality or by leading us to discover additional variables
whose incorporation helps us make more-accurate prediction of human behavior. -
Answers - Cross-Cultural Research
Social psychologists focus more on the psychological makeup of individuals that
renders people ___________ to social influence. - Answers - Susceptible
Although social psychology and personality psychology both emphasize the psychology
of the individual rather than focusing on what makes people different from one another,
social psychology emphasizes the _____________ _________ shared by most people
around the world that make them susceptible to social influence. - Answers -
Psychological Processes
ANSWERS
Social Psychology - Answers - The scientific study of the way in which people's
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of
other people
Social Influence - Answers - The effect that the words, actions, or mere presence of
other people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior
Empirical Questions - Answers - their answers can be derived from experimentation or
measurement rather than by personal opinion
Hypothesis - Answers - an educated quess
Individual Differences - Answers - The aspects of people's personalities that make them
different from other people
For the social psychologist, the level of analysis is the __________ in the context of a
social situation. - Answers - Individual
The major difference is that sociology, rather than focusing on the individuals looks
toward society at large. The level of analysis is the _____ or ___________. - Answers -
Group; Institution
The goal of ______ __________ is to identify universal properties of human nature that
make everyone susceptible to social influence, regardless of social class or culture. -
Answers - Social Psychology
_____-________ ________ is extremely valuable, because it sharpens theories, either
by demonstrating their universality or by leading us to discover additional variables
whose incorporation helps us make more-accurate prediction of human behavior. -
Answers - Cross-Cultural Research
Social psychologists focus more on the psychological makeup of individuals that
renders people ___________ to social influence. - Answers - Susceptible
Although social psychology and personality psychology both emphasize the psychology
of the individual rather than focusing on what makes people different from one another,
social psychology emphasizes the _____________ _________ shared by most people
around the world that make them susceptible to social influence. - Answers -
Psychological Processes
