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Soc Psych study guide definitions

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systematic observation
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Social Psychology is all of the following Except
Primarily anecdotal observations and case studies
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Which of the following is not considered an important part of the scientific method
Intuition
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Social psychological research is a necessary endeavor because our common sense intuitions:
Often contradict each other
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Social cognition can be best described as the study of:
How we perceive, remember, and interpret information about the self and others
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Cross-cultural research regarding attitudes about the self indicate that:
People from individualistic cultures are more likely than people from collectivist cultures to seek out information that makes them feel good about themselves
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According to Bem's self-perception theory, when people are uncertain about their thoughts or feelings regarding an activity, they will most likely
Infer their thoughts and feelings regarding that activity from their behavior
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Kire hates her calculus class. As a social psychologist, which of these tactics would you recommend to Kire to help improve her mood during the class?
Kira should force herself to smile throughout the class
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Schacter's two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience:
Is based on physiological arousal and a cognitive label for that arousal
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Herman remembers exactly what he was doing and where he was when he first heard about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This kind of vivid memory can be explained by:
A flashbulb memory
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Rebecca fills out a survey in which she asserts complete agreement with the statement, "I enjoy being unique and different from others". With which cultural orientation does she most likely identify?
Individualism
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Self-esteem is all of the following except:
A single, stable disposition
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According to Higgin's self-discrepancy theory, experiencing negative emotions such as anxiety or depression is often caused by:
The degree of incongruity among the actual, ought and ideal selves
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People enhance their self-esteem in all of the following ways, except:
Upward social comparisons
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Susan considers in more important for her new boss to value her skills than to like her. The self-presentation strategy she is most likely to use is:
Self-promotion
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The desire for others to perceive us in the same way that we see ourselves is called:
Self-verification
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Scripts are often culture-specific. This means that:
The same behaviors may be perceived very differently in different cultures
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Behavior that communicates a person's feelings without words is called:
Nonverbal Behavior
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Implicit personality theories suggest that if we know Frank is an extrovert, we would:
Assume she also possesses other traits related to extroversion
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One is explanation for the primacy effect is that:
The meaning of information obtained later is often altered to fit with earlier impressions
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Vernell is being interviewed for a job. Though it isn't really true, the interviewer suspects that Vernell is incompetent. Because the interviewer doesn't expect much from Vernell, he sits far away from her during the interview, interrupts her frequently, and seems distracted when she speaks. As a result, Vernell becomes nervous, starts to stutter, and loses her train of thought several times. The interviewer's final impression is that Vernell is, as he suspected, incompetent. This impression is most likely the result of:
A self-fulfilling prophecy
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