SOP 3004 Marion Exam Study Guide
Social Psychology - Answer-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 - Answer-The effect that the words, actions, or mere presence of
oth...
Naïve Realism - Answer✔✔-The conviction that we perceive things "as they really
are," underestimating how much we are interpreting or "spinning" what we see (Lee
Ross).
Self-Esteem - Answer✔✔-People's evaluations of their own self-worth—that is, the
extent to which they view themselves as good, competent, and decent
Social Cognition - Answer✔✔-How people think about themselves and the social
world; more specifically, how people select, interpret, remember, and use social
information to make judgments and decisions.
Social psychologists address ___________
many of the same questions philosophers do. - Answer✔✔-scientifically
The problem with common sense, or _____________, is that it's often contradictory. -
Answer✔✔-folk wisdom
Doing experiments in social psychology presents many challenges, primarily because
___________ - Answer✔✔-we are attempting to predict the behavior of highly
sophisticated organisms in complex situations.
Explaining people's behavior in terms of their traits is the work of _________,
who generally focus on individual differences - Answer✔✔-personality psychologists
The major difference between social psychology and sociology is that in sociology, the
level of analysis is _______ - Answer✔✔-the group, institution, or society at large
The goal of social psychology is to identify______ - Answer✔✔-psychological
properties that make almost everyone susceptible to social influence, regardless of
social class or culture
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