Introduction Psyc-343-01: to Social Psychology Review Sheet: Final Exam The final exam will cover chapters 1-16 in the Myers book and the lecture material. The exam will be 50 multiple choice questions. Since I will drop your lowest test grade, you do not have to take the final. Taking the final can only improve your grade. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Distinguish between a theory and a hypothesis. Be able to distinguish between random assignment and random sampling. Know the advantages and disadvantages of correlational and experimental research. What is the self-concept and where does it come from? How does culture impact the self? Distinguish between individualism and collectivism. What is self-esteem and how is it different from the self-concept? What is self-serving bias and why do we have it? What is BIRGing? What is self-affirmation? How is automatic processing different from controlled processing? What is the fundamental attribution error? Distinguish between an internal and external attribution. What is an attitude? How and when do attitudes affect behavior? What is balance theory? What is cognitive dissonance theory. What is self-perception theory?
16. What is culture? 17. What are social norms and how are they similar and different across cultures? 18. How do scientists explain gender differences? What does the research say about gender differences? 19. What is conformity? 20. Be able to differentiate between normative and information social influence. 21. There are three studies in particular that you should be familiar with: Sherif's studies of norm formation, Asch's studies of group pressure, and Milgram's obedience studies. 22. What is persuasion? 23. How is the central route different than the peripheral route to persuasion? 24. What characteristics of the communicator affect persuasion? 25. What is attitude inoculation and reactance? 26. What is social facilitation and how does it affect task performance? 27. What is social loafing and does when it affect task performance? 28. What is deindividuation? When and why does it occur? 29. What is group polarization and why does it happen? 30. What is prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination? How are these concepts distinct from each other? 31. What is stereotype threat? Who does it affect? How does it affect performance and through what mechanisms? 32. What are effective methods for reducing prejudice? 33. How do social psychologists define aggression? 34. What is the distinction between hostile and instrumental aggression? 35. How does biology and nature affect aggression? 36. How does culture affect aggression? 37. What situational factors affect aggression?
38. What does research say about the social learning theory of aggression? 39. What roles do proximity and similarity play in attraction? 40. What is the physical attractiveness stereotype? 41. What is the triangular theory of love? 42. What is the distinction between social exchange theory and equity theory? 43. How is egoism different from altruism? 44. How does mood affect helping? 45. What effects do bystanders have on helping and why? 46. What is conflict? 47. What is a social dilemma? 48. What is the distinction between bargaining, mediation, and arbitration? 49. What factors can bias clinician's judgments? 50. What is depressive realism? How do depressed people tend to explain failure? 51. What is stress? What are common stressors? 52. How does stress affect the heart and the immune system? 53. What does the research say about the impact of eyewitness testimony on court cases? 54. What factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony? 55. What can be done to reduce errors in eyewitness accounts? 56. What does the research say about death-qualified jurors? 57. What is crowding and how does it affect people? 58. What does this research say about noise as a stressor? 59. What is materialism, how has it changed, and how does it relate to happiness? 60. What is the adaptation level phenomenon?