PSYC 2040 : Exam 1
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4- carry out the research study: david myers, video/intro to what is in our textbook. Love: social thinking - culture shapes our view of self. Fundamental attribution error: social influence - behavior. Debriefing usually discloses any deception and often queries participants regarding their experience. Self-control: people exert self-control all the time: effortless or effortful depending on person and situation, self-monitoring being attuned to the way one presents oneself in social situations and adjusting one"s performance to create the desired impression. We have attitudes based on our limited exposure often justifying ourselves after the fact. (most attitudes are based on limited info. : cognitive dissonance- tension that arises when one is simultaneously aware of two inconsistent cognitions. Ch1: social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. events. people and transmitted from one generation to the next. (biological) and between skins (social) influences. Random assignment helps us infer cause and effect.
