Identify the Five Steps of Scientific Methods in their proper order
HOMER: Hypothesize, Operationalize, Method, Evaluate, Revise or Replicate
100
What is social cognition?
How we perceive, remember, and interpret information about ourselves and others
100
We are highly motivated to have and maintain high __________?
self-esteem
100
What are attributions?
Inferences we make about the causes of behavior
200
Define social psychology?
The scientific study of the way in which individuals’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people.
200
A research hypothesis must be...
operationalizable, testable, and falsifiable
200
What kind of process is perception?
Decision process
200
What is the self reference effect?
We pay more attention to information when it has to do with our “self”
200
How many stages are in the correction model?
3 Stages
Stage 1: Behavior identification
Stage 2: Dispositional attribution
Stage 3: Correction for the situation
300
What influences the thoughts feelings and behaviors of an individual according to social psychology?
the real or imagined presence of other people
300
What is a key difference between conceptual and operational definitions?
The conceptual definition of a concept cannot be measured by the scientific method unless operationalized into a quantifiable operational definition.
300
In which method of priming are you aware of the cue ?
Supraliminal
300
What strategy for maintaining self-esteem involves contingencies of self-worth?
Self affirmation.
300
What is a key difference between situational and dispositional attributions?
Situational attribution behavior is caused by external circumstances
Dispositional attribution behavior is caused by internal characteristics
400
Social psychologists are interested in…
What people perceive to be true and how people interpret their social world
400
Name one advantage and one disadvantage for the three types of research methods discussed?
3 types of research methods:Observational,Correlational Method,Experimental Method
400
What is a key difference between confirmation bias and self fulfilling prophecy?
Confirmation bias involves 1 person while self fulfilling prophecy involves 2.
Finding patterns, inferring behaviors, and forming impressions from relatively minimal experience
500
An individual's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can be categorized as the ________________ of social psychology
ABCs of Social Psychology: Affect (emotions), Behavior, Cognition (thoughts)
500
Name the 4 ways to determine how well a study was carried out
4 types of validity: Statistical, construct, internal, external
500
Thought suppression involves what kind of information processing, automatic or controlled?
It involves both! When avoiding thinking about something your brain searches for an unwanted thought which is automatic. Trying to think of other things to distract from the unwanted thought is controlled. However, overall it is considered a controlled process.
500
The self-concept of bicultural people is ...
somewhat fluid.
500
What is the Fundamental attribution error?
Tendency to make dispositional attributions for others’ behavior rather than considering situation