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Sometimes, ethical concerns may prohibit researchers from conducting true experiments.

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Which of the following describes the study of understanding how individuals thinks about and remember other people and social situations


A) social cognition
B) social behavior
C) anthropology
D) sociology

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Studying how advertisers persuade consumers to buy their product is an example of which type of persuasion


A) overt
B) subtle
C) forceful
D) cultural

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In a social psychological study, a group of students are left in a classroom during an exam and observed to determine whether they will choose to cheat. Which important question of social psychology does this study seek to explore


A) Are we shaped more by biological factors of environmental factors
B) Is personality or environment more influential
C) Are people basically good or basically evil
D) What are the benefits and drawbacks of living in groups?

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Creating your own hypothesis on a topic is a way to better understand a concept's subcomponents.

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After learning about a new social psychology concept, Lorraina takes a moment to analyze and apply the concept to a different situation. She tries to keep an open mind and apply the concept using the scientific method. How is Lorraina attempting to applying social psychology to her own life and experiences


A) by using self-report scales
B) by employing falsification
C) by using critical thinking
D) by eliminating her own bias

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Action research is the application of scientific principles to social problem solving.

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List three different factors that may influence us without our knowledge.

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What describes the ability to analyze and explore new ideas in an open-minded way


A) positive psychology
B) critical thinking
C) falsification
D) interaction

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What is action research?

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Explain the main difference between sociology and social psychology.

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Social psychology focuses on both positive and negative behaviors.

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After reading about falsification, you attempt to apply it to one of your own hypotheses. This is an example of _____.


A) positive psychology
B) a false dichotomy
C) critical thinking
D) an interaction

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Provide three examples of how you can apply social psychology concepts to your own life and experiences. Explain how these examples will help you as you study social psychology.

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1) Applying the concept of social influe...

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How do single-blind and double-blind experiments help isolate causal variables?

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Single-blind and double-blind experiment...

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People are intensely social animals.

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Which of the following experimental techniques applies new analysis to data that was originally collected for a different purpose


A) case study
B) survey
C) archival research
D) observational study

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Create and describe an experiment that explores comparative social psychology.

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Which experimental technique asks people for their personal, hidden views


A) case study
B) survey
C) archival research
D) observational study

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As a part of your research, you would like to discover how certain behaviors occur in their natural environment. Which experimental technique would be the best to use


A) case study
B) survey
C) archival research
D) observational research

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