Psychology Chapter 1-4

Question 1

Social Psychology

Answer 1

How people view and affect one another

Question 2

BIG IDEAS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Answer 2

Social Thinking: how we perceive ourselves and others, including judgements or attitude.

Question 3

BIG IDEAS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Answer 3

Social Influence: cultural and environmental pressure to conform

Question 4

BIG IDEAS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Answer 4

Social Relations: social constructs of prejudice, helping, and intimacy

Question 5

Foundation for the field of social psychology

Answer 5

Behavior is a function of the person and their environment

Question 6

Hindsight Bias (I knew it all along)

Answer 6

Tendency to exaggerate ones ability to have foreseen how things actually occur

Question 7

Hypothesis:

Answer 7

A prediction of the outcome, if…then.

Question 8

Theory:

Answer 8

A judgement or conclusion after performance of experiment.

Question 9

Random Sampling:

Answer 9

Choosing individuals from the population that meet no specific standard and are randomly selected.

Question 10

Random Assignment:

Answer 10

Each person has the same likelihood to be apart of the control/variable group

Question 11

Correlation:

Answer 11

Naturally occurring relationship

Question 12

Causation

Answer 12

variables and constants, something changes the other

Question 13

Correlational Studies

Answer 13

A study of a natural occurring relationship, uses real-world settings, however, it can be difficult to define the cause.

Question 14

Experimental Research

Answer 14

Seeks clues to cause and effects, random assignment, HOWEVER, some important variables can’t be studied in experimental research because it is a set-up.

Question 15

Independent Variable:

Answer 15

The variable being changed

Question 16

Dependent Variable:

Answer 16

The variable that changes as a result of the independent variable changing.