Topic 1 - Introduction to Social Psychology

The topic that would most interest a social psychologist to study is whether _.

• people who committed crimes tend to have more aggressive personality than others around them

• people's political ideology is affected by the Prime Minister that govern the country

• people's decision to cheat is influenced by how their friend's will react if they found out about the cheating

• people's differences in their social class is predicted by their incomes

Social psychologist uses the _ method to study people, whereas _ does not.

• scientific; sociologist

  
  

• observational; philosopher

  
  

• scientific; philosopher

  
  

• observational; sociologist

  
  

Researcher that try to understand human behaviour from the perspective of self-esteem approach will assumed the following, EXCEPT:

• People with low self-esteem have a low self-confidence and vice versa.

• People view themselves as good, competent, and decent.

• People will distort the reality in order to view themselves favorably.

• People will observed their surrounding to behave accordingly in the situation.

David Reimer's case is about a botched circumcision in 1966 where a psychologist named John Money advised the parents to raise the boy involved in the accident as a girl.

Which of the following is TRUE about the case?

• The experiment causes the participants psychological harms.

• The experiment has informed consent from the participants.

• The experiment doesn't have informed consent from the participants.

• The experiment does not have deception.

• The participants reported to enjoy the experiment despite the deception involved.

A stranger approached Emily and claimed that he is a professional photographer. The stranger asked if Emily can spend 15 minutes posing for photos in front of the university entrance.

According to social psychologist, Emily's response will be based on:

• How well dressed the stranger is.

• Whether the stranger offers to pay Emily for the photos.

• How Emily construes the situation.

• Whether the stranger has a criminal record.

A positive correlation in research method can be described as variable x _____ and variable y _____.

• increases; decreases

• increases; increases

• increases; remain the same

• remain the same; decreases

Which of the following is the least consistent with the self-esteem approach in how people view themselves and the social world?

• Bob and Sarah ended their relationship after dating for several months. When talking about the break-up with his friends, Bob stated that he never really liked Sarah and she has an annoying habit.

• Jerry was late to the class because he overslept. When he was asked by the teacher about his reason, Jerry stated that he was late due to traffic jam.

• Janeta failed her midterm test. Upon receiving the result, Janeta admits to herself that she didn’t study much and vows to study harder.

• Sam got into a car accident on his way to the class. "There sure are a lot of terrible drivers out there”. Sam said to himself.

Besides the needs to feel good and the needs to be accurate, the following situations illustrates the variety of motives that influences what people think, feel, and do, EXCEPT:

• Saiki changes his mind and agrees to go to his friend's house after hearing that the family served coffee jelly.

• Zenitsu often pretends to be sleeping when the demon appears in his village.

• • Kaguya is naive about relationships because of her strict family upbringing.

• Denji is easily manipulated by Makima that gives him emotional warmth to control his actions.

In Psychology the term self-_ is used to describe a person's overall sense of self-worth or personal value.

OPTION:
awareness | concept | esteem | perception

(a)  

A researcher can use _ method if they wish to study about student's reliance on ChatGPT and their academic performance because this method is useful to predict the nature of the phenomenon.

OPTION:
Observational | Correlational | Experimental | Scientific

(a)