Exam 14: Integrating Social Psychology

The finding that in some cultures it is unacceptable for men to wear skirts,whereas in other cultures wearing a particular type of skirt signifies family honor,is best described as an example of

One difference between the evolutionary and sociocultural perspectives is

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

What,according to the textbook,is the future of social psychology?

Both the evolutionary perspective and the sociocultural perspective focus on cross-cultural research.How do these two perspectives differ in their focus on culture? Why do they take different approaches to cross-cultural research?

Provide a brief description of the four major perspectives in social psychology.Put them in order from the most proximate levels of explanation to the ultimate levels of explanation for social behavior.

To which other areas of psychology is social psychology related? Choose one other area of psychology and design a research study that combines that area of psychology and social psychology.

What is triangulation in research? Make up an example.

A variable that systematically varies along with the independent variable in experimental studies is known as a

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.