Midterm Review

Social psychology is the scientific study of how ____ affect thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

• biological instincts

• the imagined, real, or implied presence of others

• inherited traits

• social media

Behavior = ____ + Environment

• Person

• People

• individual

• Many people

A self-fulfilling prophecy happens when your behavior causes someone to act in a way that confirms your original belief.

• True

• False

In social psychology, a construal refers to:

• The objective reality of a situation

• The emotional reaction to events

• The way a person interprets or perceives a situation

• The brain's processing speed

The EASI model explains how motivation influences whether people act on their emotions or suppress them.

• True

• False

If you say someone cut you off in traffic because they're a rude person, you’re making a(n) ______ attribution.

• Internal

• Situational

• External

• Defensive

Fundamental attribution error is the tendency to overestimate situational factors when explaining others’ behavior.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of bottom-up processing?

• Expecting a snake in grass because you're afraid of snakes

• Feeling hungry and deciding you smell food

• Seeing a blurry image and assuming it’s a face

• Seeing a red, round object and identifying it as an apple

What did the Minnesota Twin Study suggest about nature vs. nurture?

• Environment is more important than genes

• Genes play a significant role in personality traits

• Parenting styles fully determine personality

• Twins are not helpful in psychological research

What’s the main difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

• A theory is testable, a hypothesis is not

• A hypothesis is proven; a theory is guessed

• They are interchangeable

• A theory is a general explanation; a hypothesis is a specific prediction