PSYC 104 QUIZ 1(All Accurately solved)
Social Psychology correct answers The scientific study of the way in which people's thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people
Sociology correct answers the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human
society. More general
Scientific Method correct answers What social psychologists use to study human behaviors and
interactions.
Social Cognition correct answers How people think about themselves and the social world.
How people select, interpret, remember, and use social information to make judgments and
decisions
Embodied Cognition correct answers how the environment affects development of cognitive
processes
Evolutionary Psychology correct answers The attempt to explain social behavior in terms of
genetic factors that have evolved over time according to the principles of natural selection
Confounds correct answers Factors that could lead to a different outcome than expected
Internal Validity correct answers Making sure that nothing besides the independent variable can
affect the dependent variable
External Validity correct answers The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to
other situations and to other people.
(two kinds; generalize to situation and people)
Correlation correct answers How one variable relates to another
Meta-analyses correct answers A statistical technique that averages the results of two or more
studies to see if the effect of an independent variable is reliable
Experimental Realism correct answers Ensuring that your experiment mimics the real world
experiences as closely as possible. (In the minds of your subjects)
Hot Perspective correct answers people are moved to act by their needs, desires, and emotion
Cold Perspective correct answers how people think will determine what they want and how they
feel. more analytical
Bystander Effect correct answers More people around, less help someone will get
Automatic Thinking correct answers Quick. No conscious thinking or deliberation
, Controlled Thinking correct answers Effortful and deliberate. Thinking about self and
environment
Schemas correct answers Mental structures that organize our perception of the social world
Priming correct answers The process by which recent experiences increase the accessibility of a
schema, trait, or concept
Korsakoff's correct answers syndrome in which people are unable to create new memories and
are forced to approach events as if it was the first time, regardless if they had done it before
Self-fulfilling Prophecy correct answers Acting a certain way so as to bring out original
assumptions from someone or something
Automatic Decision Making correct answers Distracting oneself helps make decisions
Metaphors correct answers can influence decisions ex. hot/iced coffee
they get primed by physical sensations
Availability Heuristic correct answers A mental rule of thumb whereby people base a judgment
on the ease with which they can bring something to mind
Sometimes it leads to faulty conclusions because we don't think of the whole picture..
Anchoring and Adjustment Biases correct answers Anchor is the suggested reference point
Adjustment bias is making adjustments based on that anchor point
(ex. how many miles is the Mississippi river)
Perseverance Effect correct answers people tend to maintain their beliefs even when there is
evidence that they are incorrect
Magical Thinking correct answers no rationality to an assumption (ex. reasoning that someone is
pregnant in the car and thats why they're driving like a maniac)
Terror Management correct answers coming to terms with tragedy;
reasoning with examples of "why did this happened to me"
Cultural Differences correct answers the content of everyone's schemas are different
Analytic Thinking correct answers focus on objects without considering surrounding context;
associated with Western cultures
Holistic Thinking correct answers focus on the overall context, relation between objects
associated with Eastern cultures
Social Psychology correct answers The scientific study of the way in which people's thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people
Sociology correct answers the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human
society. More general
Scientific Method correct answers What social psychologists use to study human behaviors and
interactions.
Social Cognition correct answers How people think about themselves and the social world.
How people select, interpret, remember, and use social information to make judgments and
decisions
Embodied Cognition correct answers how the environment affects development of cognitive
processes
Evolutionary Psychology correct answers The attempt to explain social behavior in terms of
genetic factors that have evolved over time according to the principles of natural selection
Confounds correct answers Factors that could lead to a different outcome than expected
Internal Validity correct answers Making sure that nothing besides the independent variable can
affect the dependent variable
External Validity correct answers The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to
other situations and to other people.
(two kinds; generalize to situation and people)
Correlation correct answers How one variable relates to another
Meta-analyses correct answers A statistical technique that averages the results of two or more
studies to see if the effect of an independent variable is reliable
Experimental Realism correct answers Ensuring that your experiment mimics the real world
experiences as closely as possible. (In the minds of your subjects)
Hot Perspective correct answers people are moved to act by their needs, desires, and emotion
Cold Perspective correct answers how people think will determine what they want and how they
feel. more analytical
Bystander Effect correct answers More people around, less help someone will get
Automatic Thinking correct answers Quick. No conscious thinking or deliberation
, Controlled Thinking correct answers Effortful and deliberate. Thinking about self and
environment
Schemas correct answers Mental structures that organize our perception of the social world
Priming correct answers The process by which recent experiences increase the accessibility of a
schema, trait, or concept
Korsakoff's correct answers syndrome in which people are unable to create new memories and
are forced to approach events as if it was the first time, regardless if they had done it before
Self-fulfilling Prophecy correct answers Acting a certain way so as to bring out original
assumptions from someone or something
Automatic Decision Making correct answers Distracting oneself helps make decisions
Metaphors correct answers can influence decisions ex. hot/iced coffee
they get primed by physical sensations
Availability Heuristic correct answers A mental rule of thumb whereby people base a judgment
on the ease with which they can bring something to mind
Sometimes it leads to faulty conclusions because we don't think of the whole picture..
Anchoring and Adjustment Biases correct answers Anchor is the suggested reference point
Adjustment bias is making adjustments based on that anchor point
(ex. how many miles is the Mississippi river)
Perseverance Effect correct answers people tend to maintain their beliefs even when there is
evidence that they are incorrect
Magical Thinking correct answers no rationality to an assumption (ex. reasoning that someone is
pregnant in the car and thats why they're driving like a maniac)
Terror Management correct answers coming to terms with tragedy;
reasoning with examples of "why did this happened to me"
Cultural Differences correct answers the content of everyone's schemas are different
Analytic Thinking correct answers focus on objects without considering surrounding context;
associated with Western cultures
Holistic Thinking correct answers focus on the overall context, relation between objects
associated with Eastern cultures
