Ch 1 & 2 – Social Psychology – Flashcards

Imagining alternative scenarios and outcomes that might have happened, but didn't is

Why is it easier to think of words that start with the letter K than words that have the letter K as the third letter?

A group of people were told that red M&M's caused cancer. Later they were told that they had received incorrect information and that red M&M's were absolutely safe. According to research on belief perseverance, the people

Jeff is tall and thin, at 6'5". He rolls his eyes every time someone asks him if he is a student athlete on the men's basketball team. Leave me alone he thinks to himself all I want to do is read and write poetry. Just because he is tall, people assume he is a basketball player. This demonstrates

The experimental factor that a researcher manipulates is a(n)

While sociology studies _____________, social psychology focuses on _______________.

Activating particular associations in memory is called

The relationship between how many violent TV programs children watch in their homes, and high levels of aggression, is an example of

Jimmy has constantly heard that he is not a good student, after a while starts to act how people perceive him. This recent behavioral change supports the

To overestimate the accuracy of one's beliefs is