SOCIAL PSYCH EXAM
(Chapters 1-3)
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
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hindsightBbiasB-BAnswerB-
theBtendencyBtoBexaggerate,BafterBlearningBanBoutcome,Bone'sBabilityBtoBhaveBforese
enBhowBsomethingBturnedBout
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monBsense"BtoBthem
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BwhileBkeepingBtheBrestBconstantBinBorderBtoBdrawBconclusionsBonBtheBIV'sBinfluence
B-mustBmeasureBaBvariableB(dependentBvariable)
-RANDOMBASSIGNMENT:
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BpersonsBhaveBtheBsameBchanceBofBbeingBinBaBgivenBcondition
WhyBareBethicalBguidelinesBnecessaryBforBsocialBpsychologyBresearch?B-BAnswerB-
inBorderBnotBtoBengageBintenseBthoughtsBandBemotionsBinBsuchBaBwayBthatBtheyBpe
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WhenBdidBsocialBpsychologyBemergeBasBaBfieldBofBstudy?B-BAnswerB-
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HowBdoBweBseeBobjectiveBreality?B-BAnswerB-
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HowBdoBvaluesBenterBtheBstudyBofBsocialBpsychology?B-BAnswerB-
choosingBresearchBtopicsB(usuallyBreflectsBsocialBhistory)
-typeBofBpeopleBattractedBtoBsocialBpsych
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(Chapters 1-3)
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
socialBpsychologyB-
BAnswerBtheBscientificBstudyBofBhowBpeopleBthinkBabout,BinfluenceBandBrelateBtoBon
eBanother
bigBideasBofBsocialBpsychB-BAnswerB-weBconstructBourBsocialBreality
-ourBsocialBintuitionsBareBoftenBpowerful,BbutBsometimesBperilous
-socialBinfluencesBshapeBourBbehavior
-personalBattitudesBandBdispositionsBalsoBshapeBbehavior
-socialBbehaviorBisBbiologicallyBrooted
-socialBpsychology'sBprinciplesBareBapplicableBinBeverydayBlife
hindsightBbiasB-BAnswerB-
theBtendencyBtoBexaggerate,BafterBlearningBanBoutcome,Bone'sBabilityBtoBhaveBforese
enBhowBsomethingBturnedBout
-
onceBoneBlearnsBanBoutcome,BitBbecomesBunsurprisingBorBseemsBobvious,BlikeB"com
monBsense"BtoBthem
correlationalBresearchB-BAnswerB-
seeksBtoBdiscoverBwhetherBorBnotBtwoBorBmoreBfactorsBareBnaturallyBassociated
-
onlyBindicateBthatBaBrelationshipBexists,BnotBthatBtheBrelationshipBisBcauseBandBeffect
-allowsBusBtoBpredict,BbutBcannotBtellBusBwhetherBoneBvariableBcausesBanother
, experimentalBresearchB-BAnswerB-manipulatesBaBfactorBtoBseeBitsBeffectBonBanother
-cannotBbeBinBnaturalBsituations
-mustBbeBinBlaboratoryBsettingBinBwhichBdesiredBvariable(s)BcanBbeBmanipulated
componentsBofBexperimentalBresearchB-BAnswerB-CONTROL:
B-
researcherBmustBmanipulateBoneBorBtwoBvariablesB(independentBvariables)BatBaBtime
BwhileBkeepingBtheBrestBconstantBinBorderBtoBdrawBconclusionsBonBtheBIV'sBinfluence
B-mustBmeasureBaBvariableB(dependentBvariable)
-RANDOMBASSIGNMENT:
B-
mustBassignBparticipantsBtoBtheBconditionsBofBanBexperimentBrandomlyBsuchBthatBall
BpersonsBhaveBtheBsameBchanceBofBbeingBinBaBgivenBcondition
WhyBareBethicalBguidelinesBnecessaryBforBsocialBpsychologyBresearch?B-BAnswerB-
inBorderBnotBtoBengageBintenseBthoughtsBandBemotionsBinBsuchBaBwayBthatBtheyBpe
rmanentlyBaltersBaBperson'sBlife
WhenBdidBsocialBpsychologyBemergeBasBaBfieldBofBstudy?B-BAnswerB-
firstBexperimentsBoverBaBcenturyBago
-firstBtextsBaroundB1900
-inBtheB1930'sBitBassumedBitsBcurrentBform
-aroundBWWII,BsocialBpsychBemergedBasBaBvibrantBfield
HowBdoBweBseeBobjectiveBreality?B-BAnswerB-
weBseeBtheBobjectiveBrealityBthatBexistsBthroughBtheBlensBofBourBbeliefsBandBvalues
HowBdoBvaluesBenterBtheBstudyBofBsocialBpsychology?B-BAnswerB-
choosingBresearchBtopicsB(usuallyBreflectsBsocialBhistory)
-typeBofBpeopleBattractedBtoBsocialBpsych
-valuesBareBtheBobjectBofBsocialBpsychBanalysis