Exam 14: Integrating Social Psychology

J. Edgar Hoover may have kept extensive records of the sex lives of powerful people in order to keep anyone from exposing the potentially damaging fact that he was a homosexual. This fits with which fundamental goal?

Whereas archeologists hunt for fossils in the ground, psychologists can be said to seek fossils

What was the purpose of the Bridging Function and Dysfunction section on J. Edgar Hoover?

Evolutionary explanations are more ultimate than are social cognitive explanations.

Francesca participates in sorority rush at her university. She chooses two sororities that she really likes, and one of these chooses her as a member. This is an example of

The two basic principles of social behavior are that

Amitesh takes a social psychology class. He starts to think of himself as a social scientist and is inspired to pursue a Ph.D. in social psychology. This is an example of

The distinction between automatic and thoughtful or effortful processing discussed in relation to attitude change is an example of the_________________perspective.

Broad-ranging questions about why humans generally form monogamous pair bonds are addressed by

Studies of twins raised apart versus twins raised together are conducted with__________________________________methods.

According to your textbook, one of the reasons that J. Edgar Hoover had a tendency to see communist associations was that he could easily bring to mind examples of communist associations. This cognitive bias is known as the_________________.

The central lesson of the Bridging Function and Dysfunction sections in your textbook is that

How do evolutionary psychologists study human behavior?

Suppose that some researchers are investigating different social norms regarding multiple body piercings. This research is most closely related to the_________________approach.

From the sociocultural perspective, societal norms are features of the_________________that influence social behavior, whereas internal social standards are features of the_________________ that influence social behavior.

A research method that allows researchers to statistically combine the results of many similar studies on the same topic is

How has social psychology been applied to business, medicine, and or law? Discuss one application in each area, providing an example.

What is a confound and why is it a problem for researchers?

Francois associates with high status friends in order to gain and maintain status, whereas Antonio acts aggressively in order to gain and maintain status. What principle of social behavior does this situation illustrate?

Nancy finds out that her friends formed a study group and didn't invite her to join. Nancy begins to think badly of herself, and her self-esteem decreases. According to the work of Leary et al. (1995), self-esteem is acting as a_________________that tells Nancy she has been excluded.