PSY 331 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
social |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discipline |that |uses |scientific |methods |in |an |
attempt |to |understand |and |explain |how |thoughts, |feelings, |and |behavior |of |individuals |are |
influenced |by |the |actual, |imagined, |or |implied |presence |of |others
self |serving |bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |tendency |to |take |credit |for |positive |outcomes |
but |deny |responsibility |for |negative |outcomes |in |our |lives
interactionism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |important |perspective |in |social |psychology |that |
emphasizes |the |combined |effects |of |both |the |person |and |the |situation |on |human |behavior
self |fulfilling |prophecy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |someones |expectations |
about |a |person |or |group |leads |to |the |fulfillment |of |those |expectations
social |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |ways |in |which |we |interpret, |analyze, |remember, |
and |use |information |about |our |social |world
explicit |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deliberate |judgements |or |decisions |of |which |we |are
|consciously |aware
implicit |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-judgements |or |decisions |that |are |under |the |control |
of |automatically |activated |evaluations |occurring |without |our |awareness
individualism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |philosophy |of |life |stressing |the |priority |of |individual |
needs |over |group |needs, |a |preference |for |loosely |knit |social |relationships, |and |a |desire |to |be |
relatively |autonomous |of |others' |influence
, collectivism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |philosophy |of |life |stressing |the |priority |of |group |needs, |
a |preference |for |tightly |knit |social |relationships, |and |a |willingness |to |submit |to |the |influence |
of |one's |group
evolutionary |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |approach |to |psychology |based |on |the |
principle |of |natural |selection
basic |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-research |designed |to |increase |knowledge |about |social |
behavior
applied |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-research |designed |to |increase |the |understanding |of |
and |solutions |to |real |world |problems |by |using |current |social |psychological |knowledge
step |1 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |select |a |topic |and |
review |past |research
step |2 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |develop |a |theory, |
generate |hypothesis, |and |select |a |scientific |method
step |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |obtain |approval |to |
conduct |the |study
step |4 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |collect |the |data
step |5 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |analyze |the |data |and |
reevaluate |the |theory
step |6 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |report |the |results
Answers
social |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-discipline |that |uses |scientific |methods |in |an |
attempt |to |understand |and |explain |how |thoughts, |feelings, |and |behavior |of |individuals |are |
influenced |by |the |actual, |imagined, |or |implied |presence |of |others
self |serving |bias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |tendency |to |take |credit |for |positive |outcomes |
but |deny |responsibility |for |negative |outcomes |in |our |lives
interactionism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |important |perspective |in |social |psychology |that |
emphasizes |the |combined |effects |of |both |the |person |and |the |situation |on |human |behavior
self |fulfilling |prophecy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |someones |expectations |
about |a |person |or |group |leads |to |the |fulfillment |of |those |expectations
social |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |ways |in |which |we |interpret, |analyze, |remember, |
and |use |information |about |our |social |world
explicit |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deliberate |judgements |or |decisions |of |which |we |are
|consciously |aware
implicit |cognition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-judgements |or |decisions |that |are |under |the |control |
of |automatically |activated |evaluations |occurring |without |our |awareness
individualism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |philosophy |of |life |stressing |the |priority |of |individual |
needs |over |group |needs, |a |preference |for |loosely |knit |social |relationships, |and |a |desire |to |be |
relatively |autonomous |of |others' |influence
, collectivism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |philosophy |of |life |stressing |the |priority |of |group |needs, |
a |preference |for |tightly |knit |social |relationships, |and |a |willingness |to |submit |to |the |influence |
of |one's |group
evolutionary |psychology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |approach |to |psychology |based |on |the |
principle |of |natural |selection
basic |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-research |designed |to |increase |knowledge |about |social |
behavior
applied |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-research |designed |to |increase |the |understanding |of |
and |solutions |to |real |world |problems |by |using |current |social |psychological |knowledge
step |1 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |select |a |topic |and |
review |past |research
step |2 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |develop |a |theory, |
generate |hypothesis, |and |select |a |scientific |method
step |3 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |obtain |approval |to |
conduct |the |study
step |4 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |collect |the |data
step |5 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |analyze |the |data |and |
reevaluate |the |theory
step |6 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |step |of |psychological |research |is: |report |the |results
