PSYC 2600 Test 1 - Mazurek UVA Exam
2026 Questions and Answers
social psychology - Correct answer-the scientific study of the way people's
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence
of other people
social influence - Correct answer-the effect that the words, actions, or mere
presence of other people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behavior
fundamental attribution error - Correct answer-the tendency to overestimate the
extent to which people's behavior is due to internal, dispositional factors and to
underestimate the role of situational factors
behaviorism - Correct answer-a school of psychology maintaining that to
understand human behavior, one need only consider the reinforcing properties of
the environment
construal - Correct answer-the way in which people perceive, comprehend, and
interpret the social world
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, Gestalt psychology - Correct answer-a school of psychology stressing the
importance of studying the subjective way in which an object appears in people's
minds rather than the objective, physical attributes of the object
self-esteem - Correct answer-people's evaluations of their own self-worth. the
extent to which they view themselves as good, competent, and decent
social cognition - Correct answer-how people select, interpret, remember, and use
social information to make judgements and decisions
hindsight bias - Correct answer-the tendency for people to exaggerate, after
knowing that something occurred, how much they could have predicted it before it
occured
observational method - Correct answer-the technique whereby a researcher
observes people and systematically records measurements or impressions of their
behavior
ethnography - Correct answer-the method by which researchers attempt to
understand a group or culture by observing it from the inside, without imposing
any preconceived notions
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2026 Questions and Answers
social psychology - Correct answer-the scientific study of the way people's
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence
of other people
social influence - Correct answer-the effect that the words, actions, or mere
presence of other people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behavior
fundamental attribution error - Correct answer-the tendency to overestimate the
extent to which people's behavior is due to internal, dispositional factors and to
underestimate the role of situational factors
behaviorism - Correct answer-a school of psychology maintaining that to
understand human behavior, one need only consider the reinforcing properties of
the environment
construal - Correct answer-the way in which people perceive, comprehend, and
interpret the social world
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, Gestalt psychology - Correct answer-a school of psychology stressing the
importance of studying the subjective way in which an object appears in people's
minds rather than the objective, physical attributes of the object
self-esteem - Correct answer-people's evaluations of their own self-worth. the
extent to which they view themselves as good, competent, and decent
social cognition - Correct answer-how people select, interpret, remember, and use
social information to make judgements and decisions
hindsight bias - Correct answer-the tendency for people to exaggerate, after
knowing that something occurred, how much they could have predicted it before it
occured
observational method - Correct answer-the technique whereby a researcher
observes people and systematically records measurements or impressions of their
behavior
ethnography - Correct answer-the method by which researchers attempt to
understand a group or culture by observing it from the inside, without imposing
any preconceived notions
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