Exam 14: Integrating Social Psychology

According to the textbook

Converging evidence helps social psychologists increase their confidence in their research findings.

After an extensive review of research on gender differences, Eagly (1995) concluded that

Which of the following principles is common to all five basic motives in social psychology?

Your textbook discusses four points to remember in order to be a critical consumer of social psychological research findings. Describe them.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using meta-analysis as a source of converging evidence for a research finding?

Provide examples of possible proximate and ultimate explanations for male's desire to gain and maintain status.

Women occupy fewer positions of leadership in business and politics. How would the social learning perspective explain this gender disparity?

Todd, a 6-year-old boy, sees a girl down the street performing amazing aerial acrobatics on her skateboard. Later, he tells his mom he saw a BOY doing neat tricks on his skateboard. According to the findings of Martin and Halverson (1983), why didn't Todd tell the truth?

In the Condry and Condry (1976) study, why did people change their perception of the reaction of a baby to a jack-in-the-box based on whether they were told the baby was a girl or a boy?

The finding that children raised together in a kibbutz pod do not feel romantically attracted to each other is best explained by

Toshikazu's parents threaten to take away his video games if he doesn't do his homework. However, this threat depends upon whether or not Toshikazu believes his parents will follow through. This is an example of the interaction between the

One of the central explanatory elements of the sociocultural perspective is

Which is NOT one of the core processes involved in social cognition?

What is meant by an interaction between a person and the situation? Name and provide examples of two types of interactions.

Sheila says men are more aggressive because of sexual selection for dominance, whereas Rudy thinks it's because men are taught to be more aggressive by the culture. Sheila is giving a/an_________________explanation whereas Rudy is giving a/an_________________explanation for the same behavior.

The boss brings two employees into his office, tells them that they've not been working to their potential, and that he wants them to put more effort into their jobs. One employee breaks down in tears and decides he is worthless, while the other smiles and embraces the opportunity to reach her potential. This is an example of the way in which

__________________________________methods do an excellent job of assessing cause-and-effect, but_________________methods are important for enhancing external validity.

You find a correlation between race and number of arrests. What are the possible confounds of this finding?

Briefly describe the evolutionary approach to social psychology.