Soc Psych week 1

Which term means the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes?

• forensic psychology

• developmental psychology

• social psychology

• psychology

Which term means the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes focussing on how the individual influences the group and how the group influences the individual?

• forensic psychology

• developmental psychology

• social psychology

• psychology

A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions refers to what?

• psychology

• the scientific method

• a way to make the study of psychology objective and testable

• introspection

Factual, related to reality; not influenced by emotions, unbiased refers to what?

• subjective

• bias

• introspection

• objective

The rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members; the expected and accepted behavior refers to which term?

• norms

• individuation

• status transactions

• behavioral confirmation

The examination of one's own thoughts and feelings refers to the term____?

• self schemas

• status transactions

• introspection

• norms

Which term is an expectation that causes you to act in ways that make that expectation come true?

• self-fulfilling prophecy

• ripple effect

• status transaction

• behavioral confirmation

Which term means the "contagious" spreading of behaviors through imitation or influence?

• self-schema

• status transaction

• behavioral confirmation

• ripple effect

Which term refers to the ability to know and manage one's emotions, empathize with others, and maintain satisfying relationships?

• intelligent quotient

• emotional quotient

• self schema

• behavioral confirmation

Which term refers to the progressive sharpening of an individual's sense of being an autonomous, independent person?

• assertiveness

• self-schema

• individuation

• status transaction