Exam 1 Psy 331 UB Seery Exam Questions
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What |is |social |psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |discipline |that |uses |scientific |methods |in
|"an |attempt |to |understand |and |explains |how |the |thoughts, |feelings, |and |behavior |of |
individuals |are |influenced |by |the |actual, |imagined, |or |implied |presence |of |others
Population |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Entire |group |of |all |relevant |individuals
Sample |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |subset |of |the |population
self-fulfilling |prophecy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |expectation |that |causes |you |to |act |in |ways |
that |make |that |expectation |come |true.
self-fulfilling |prophecy |(three |steps) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Impression |of |target
2. |Actions |consistent |with |impression
3. |Target's |behavior |changes
The |self |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |person, |a |social |being |with |the |ability |to |engage |in |
symbolic |communication |and |self-awareness
The |me |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Self |concept, |sum |total |of |a |person's |thoughts |and |feelings |
about |the |self, |who |you |think |you |are |changes |over |time, |changes |moment |to |moment |
(different |parts |active |vs |not)
The |I |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |knower |of |the |me, |me |is |just |one |possible |focus. |Self |as |
known, |an |evaluator, |(also |an |agent, |actor, |or |executor)
, self-serving |bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |tendency |to |perceive |oneself |favorably |(deny |
negatives)
Interactionism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Combines |personality |psychology |and |traditional
People |are |removed |to |act |by |their |needs, |desired, |and |emotions |(effect)
Social |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |ways |in |which |we |interpret, |analyze, |remember, |
and |use |information |about |our |social |world
dual |process |theories |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Theories |of |social |cognition |that |describe |two |
basic |ways |of |thinking |about |social |stimuli, |one |involving |automatic, |effortless |thinking |and |
the |other |involving |more |deliberate, |effortful |thinking
explicit |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deliberate, |conscious |mental |processes |involved |in |
perceptions, |judgments, |decisions, |and |reasoning
implicit |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-judgements |or |decisions |that |are |under |the |control |
of |automatically |activated |evaluations |occurring |without |our |awareness
Culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |total |lifestyle |of |a |people, |including |all |the |ideas, |
symbols, |preferences, |and |material |objects |that |they |share
Individualism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |philosophy |of |life |stressing |the |priority |of |individual |
needs |over |group |needs, |a |preference |for |loosely |knit |social |relationships, |autonomous |of |
others |influence
Collectivism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |philosophy |of |life |stressing |the |priority |of |group |needs |
over |individual |needs, |a |preference |for |tightly |knit |social |relationships, |and |a |willingness |to |
submit |to |the |influence |of |one's |group
With Correct Answers
What |is |social |psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |discipline |that |uses |scientific |methods |in
|"an |attempt |to |understand |and |explains |how |the |thoughts, |feelings, |and |behavior |of |
individuals |are |influenced |by |the |actual, |imagined, |or |implied |presence |of |others
Population |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Entire |group |of |all |relevant |individuals
Sample |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |subset |of |the |population
self-fulfilling |prophecy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |expectation |that |causes |you |to |act |in |ways |
that |make |that |expectation |come |true.
self-fulfilling |prophecy |(three |steps) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Impression |of |target
2. |Actions |consistent |with |impression
3. |Target's |behavior |changes
The |self |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |person, |a |social |being |with |the |ability |to |engage |in |
symbolic |communication |and |self-awareness
The |me |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Self |concept, |sum |total |of |a |person's |thoughts |and |feelings |
about |the |self, |who |you |think |you |are |changes |over |time, |changes |moment |to |moment |
(different |parts |active |vs |not)
The |I |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |knower |of |the |me, |me |is |just |one |possible |focus. |Self |as |
known, |an |evaluator, |(also |an |agent, |actor, |or |executor)
, self-serving |bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |tendency |to |perceive |oneself |favorably |(deny |
negatives)
Interactionism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Combines |personality |psychology |and |traditional
People |are |removed |to |act |by |their |needs, |desired, |and |emotions |(effect)
Social |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |ways |in |which |we |interpret, |analyze, |remember, |
and |use |information |about |our |social |world
dual |process |theories |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Theories |of |social |cognition |that |describe |two |
basic |ways |of |thinking |about |social |stimuli, |one |involving |automatic, |effortless |thinking |and |
the |other |involving |more |deliberate, |effortful |thinking
explicit |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deliberate, |conscious |mental |processes |involved |in |
perceptions, |judgments, |decisions, |and |reasoning
implicit |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-judgements |or |decisions |that |are |under |the |control |
of |automatically |activated |evaluations |occurring |without |our |awareness
Culture |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |total |lifestyle |of |a |people, |including |all |the |ideas, |
symbols, |preferences, |and |material |objects |that |they |share
Individualism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |philosophy |of |life |stressing |the |priority |of |individual |
needs |over |group |needs, |a |preference |for |loosely |knit |social |relationships, |autonomous |of |
others |influence
Collectivism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |philosophy |of |life |stressing |the |priority |of |group |needs |
over |individual |needs, |a |preference |for |tightly |knit |social |relationships, |and |a |willingness |to |
submit |to |the |influence |of |one's |group
