social psych

Question 1

what two ways to acquire resources for survival?

Answer 1

1. aggression
2. cooperation

Question 2

what are the two types of aggression?

Answer 2

1. proactive: planned and purposeful… benefits outweigh costs and it’s usually targeted
2. reactive: typically results from negative affect, and the likelihood that ppl will engage is influenced both by biology and cultural factors

Question 3

What are the costs of having groups?

Answer 3

1. they can promote unethical behavior by causing ppl to lose sight of their personal values
2. ppl often make decisions that are worse than the decisions their best members would have made on their own

Question 4

How is attraction determined?

Answer 4

situational, physical and psychological factors

Question 5

How do we make inferences abt ppl?

Answer 5

stereotypes