PSY 221-EXAM 1 (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED
A
Social Psychology Ans✓✓✓scientific study of the effects of social and
cognitive processes on what individuals perceive,influence, and relate to
others
Social processes Ans✓✓✓how input from the people and groups
around us affect our thoughts, feelings, and action
Cognitive processes Ans✓✓✓how our memories, perceptions,thoughts,
emotions, andmotives influence our understanding of the world and
guide our actions
Person by Situation Effects (Lewin) Ans✓✓✓Aspects of the person
may be more important than the situation in some contexts
• Ex: Personality
• Strong vs. weak situation
400 BC - Plato Ans✓✓✓"crowd mind"
1898 - social psychology Ans✓✓✓1. social facilitation - Triplett
2. Social loafing - Ringlemann
, 1930s-40s Ans✓✓✓many influential social psychologists leave Europe
for US during WW2
1950's-60's Ans✓✓✓Explaining what just happened in WW2
1970's-90's Ans✓✓✓growth and integration
Norman Triplett (1898) Ans✓✓✓• Children winding fishing line
• Social facilitation
Max Ringlemann (1880s) Ans✓✓✓• Pushing cart, pulling rope
• Social loafing
Growth and Integration (1970's-90's) Ans✓✓✓• "Cognitive Revolution"
• Integration with other research trends
• Application
---Health, education, environment, etc.
Construction of Reality Ans✓✓✓Each person's view of reality is a
construction, shaped both by cognitive processes and by social processes
Pervasiveness of Social Influence Ans✓✓✓Other people influence
virtually all of our thoughts, feelings, and behavior
VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY GRADED
A
Social Psychology Ans✓✓✓scientific study of the effects of social and
cognitive processes on what individuals perceive,influence, and relate to
others
Social processes Ans✓✓✓how input from the people and groups
around us affect our thoughts, feelings, and action
Cognitive processes Ans✓✓✓how our memories, perceptions,thoughts,
emotions, andmotives influence our understanding of the world and
guide our actions
Person by Situation Effects (Lewin) Ans✓✓✓Aspects of the person
may be more important than the situation in some contexts
• Ex: Personality
• Strong vs. weak situation
400 BC - Plato Ans✓✓✓"crowd mind"
1898 - social psychology Ans✓✓✓1. social facilitation - Triplett
2. Social loafing - Ringlemann
, 1930s-40s Ans✓✓✓many influential social psychologists leave Europe
for US during WW2
1950's-60's Ans✓✓✓Explaining what just happened in WW2
1970's-90's Ans✓✓✓growth and integration
Norman Triplett (1898) Ans✓✓✓• Children winding fishing line
• Social facilitation
Max Ringlemann (1880s) Ans✓✓✓• Pushing cart, pulling rope
• Social loafing
Growth and Integration (1970's-90's) Ans✓✓✓• "Cognitive Revolution"
• Integration with other research trends
• Application
---Health, education, environment, etc.
Construction of Reality Ans✓✓✓Each person's view of reality is a
construction, shaped both by cognitive processes and by social processes
Pervasiveness of Social Influence Ans✓✓✓Other people influence
virtually all of our thoughts, feelings, and behavior
