Question 1

Brenda is a psychiatrist, and has heard that one of her new patients is particularly difficult to treat.He won't take his medication, and has never shown much improvement from his illness.Brenda doesn't expect to be able to treat him successfully, and unintentionally treats this patient differently than her other ones.She is uncreative in how she approaches his therapy and medication, and after a few months also concludes that he is "incurable." Brenda's approach to this new patient best illustrates the power of

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Brenda's belief that the patient is difficult to treat and incurable creates a self-fulfilling prophecy where she treats him differently and without creativity, which reinforces her initial belief and makes it more likely to come true.

Question 2

If the self-fulfilling prophecy operates appropriately, what could be the outcome of treating your new roommate as if he/she is polite, neat, and respectful?

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The self-fulfilling prophecy operates on the principle that a person's beliefs and expectations about a situation or person can influence their behavior towards that situation or person, which can, in turn, affect the other person's behavior. If you treat your new roommate as polite, neat, and respectful, chances are they will meet your expectations and behave accordingly, resulting in a positive living experience for both parties. However, there is always a chance that the roommate may not meet your expectations, but it's less likely if you approach the situation with an open mind and positive attitude.

Question 3

Two groups at your university are at odds.Design an intervention based on the research by Ross and colleagues regarding "naïve realism" that might get them to change their opinions of the other group.

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Question 4

What do the fundamental attribution error and the self-fulfilling prophecy have in common?

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Both the fundamental attribution error and the self-fulfilling prophecy involve making assumptions or judgments about another person that may not be accurate. The fundamental attribution error involves overemphasizing internal characteristics or personality traits to explain others' behavior, whereas the self-fulfilling prophecy involves acting in ways that shape others' behavior to match our expectations.

Question 5

Explain what the role of common sense is (and is not) in social psychology.

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Question 6

Which of the following is the best illustration of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

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This is a classic example of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Ryan had a preconceived idea about Grace's behavior, which influenced his behavior when he met her, causing him to seek out a topic (politics) that he believed would elicit the behavior he expected from her (expressing her opinion). As a result, his expectations were fulfilled, and he confirmed his initial belief about her behavior.

Question 7

Which of the following is true about social psychologists' interest in social problems?

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Social problems have been a concern since the beginning of social psychology. Social psychologists have always been interested in understanding and addressing social issues such as prejudice, inequality, and discrimination. This is evident from some of the earliest works in the field, such as Gordon Allport's book The Nature of Prejudice, published in 1954. Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

Question 8

How would a social psychologist explain the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968) study, in which erroneous teacher expectations changed the behaviors of their students?

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Social psychologists would explain the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's study by emphasizing the role of expectations in shaping behavior. Specifically, their results illustrate how the social expectations of the teachers influenced the behavior of their students, leading to differences in academic performance. This supports the broader social psychological concept of self-fulfilling prophecies, where our beliefs about others can influence their behaviors in ways that confirm our expectations.

Question 9

What does social psychology have in common with folk wisdom? How does social psychology differ from folk wisdom?

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Question 10

In the long run, which will help you determine what steps you need to take to improve your study skills for your social psychology class?

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The need for accuracy is the most relevant factor in improving study skills for a social psychology class because social psychology involves understanding human behavior and thought processes, and accuracy is essential for comprehending and applying these concepts effectively. Self-esteem, the fundamental attribution error, and self-construal are important in social psychology as well, but they do not directly relate to improving study skills.

Question 11

Imagine that you were a student in one of the classrooms in the self-fulfilling prophecy study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968).If you're like most students, you would ________ to be labeled a bloomer, because your teacher would ________.

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In the Rosenthal and Jacobson study, students who were labeled as "bloomers" were expected to have academic success and were given more attention and encouragement from their teachers. Therefore, most students in the classroom would want to be labeled as a bloomer in order to receive the benefits of increased teacher attention and support.

Question 12

The chapter emphasizes that disciplines differ in their level of analysis of important questions.Describe a question or topic that would be best answered by a sociologist, and explain how that question or topic might be modified to be answered by a social psychologist.

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Question 13

According to the authors of your text, in the experiment on self-fulfilling prophecies by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968), teachers were told that children labeled as "bloomers" were ________, when in fact they were merely chosen at random.

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Teachers were told that children labeled as "bloomers" were ready to perform well, even though they were chosen at random. This created a self-fulfilling prophecy where these students actually did perform better than their peers because of the increased attention and encouragement they received from their teachers.

Question 14

According to your text, one reason why social psychologists study the causes of social behavior is to

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The text states that one reason why social psychologists study the causes of social behavior is to contribute to the solution of social problems. This suggests that the discipline has an applied focus with the goal of improving society through research. Choices A, C, and D are not explicitly mentioned in the text as reasons for studying social behavior.

Question 15

Compare the importance that behaviorist and Gestalt approaches attach to such "mentalistic" concepts as thoughts and feelings.To which of these schools of thought is contemporary social psychology more closely related and why?

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Question 16

Define the term "fundamental attribution error," and provide an example of this phenomenon that might occur in daily life.

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Question 17

Suppose that in a restaurant, a waiter grows impatient with a customer, rolls his eyes, taps his pencil impatiently on his order book, and finally snaps, "I haven't got all day, you know." Compare and contrast how a personality psychologist and a social psychologist would attempt to explain such behavior.

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Question 18

After reading Chapter 1, if you were to advise producers of a safe-sex television campaign, what would you tell them?

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Question 19

According to the authors of your text, when Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) conducted their study on the self-fulfilling prophecy in elementary school classrooms, the "bloomers" in their experiment were actually

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Rosenthal and Jacobson's study involved randomly selecting students to be labeled as "bloomers," regardless of their actual academic ability, to test the effects of teacher expectations on student performance.

Question 20

Few would disagree that human aggression is a very pressing social problem that leads to violent criminal acts, and that it is important to understand the causes of aggression before we can intervene to reduce it.How would a social psychologist approach this phenomenon? How would a social psychologist's approach differ from the approach of a personality psychologist or a sociologist?

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Quiz 1: Introducing Social Psychology

If the self-fulfilling prophecy operates appropriately, what could be the outcome of treating your new roommate as if he/she is polite, neat, and respectful?

Two groups at your university are at odds.Design an intervention based on the research by Ross and colleagues regarding "naïve realism" that might get them to change their opinions of the other group.

What do the fundamental attribution error and the self-fulfilling prophecy have in common?

Explain what the role of common sense is (and is not) in social psychology.

Which of the following is the best illustration of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Which of the following is true about social psychologists' interest in social problems?

How would a social psychologist explain the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968) study, in which erroneous teacher expectations changed the behaviors of their students?

What does social psychology have in common with folk wisdom? How does social psychology differ from folk wisdom?

In the long run, which will help you determine what steps you need to take to improve your study skills for your social psychology class?

Imagine that you were a student in one of the classrooms in the self-fulfilling prophecy study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) .If you're like most students, you would to be labeled a bloomer, because your teacher would .

The chapter emphasizes that disciplines differ in their level of analysis of important questions.Describe a question or topic that would be best answered by a sociologist, and explain how that question or topic might be modified to be answered by a social psychologist.

According to the authors of your text, in the experiment on self-fulfilling prophecies by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) , teachers were told that children labeled as "bloomers" were ________, when in fact they were merely chosen at random.

According to your text, one reason why social psychologists study the causes of social behavior is to

Compare the importance that behaviorist and Gestalt approaches attach to such "mentalistic" concepts as thoughts and feelings.To which of these schools of thought is contemporary social psychology more closely related and why?

Define the term "fundamental attribution error," and provide an example of this phenomenon that might occur in daily life.

After reading Chapter 1, if you were to advise producers of a safe-sex television campaign, what would you tell them?

According to the authors of your text, when Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) conducted their study on the self-fulfilling prophecy in elementary school classrooms, the "bloomers" in their experiment were actually

Quiz 1: Introducing Social Psychology

If the self-fulfilling prophecy operates appropriately, what could be the outcome of treating your new roommate as if he/she is polite, neat, and respectful?

Two groups at your university are at odds.Design an intervention based on the research by Ross and colleagues regarding "naïve realism" that might get them to change their opinions of the other group.

What do the fundamental attribution error and the self-fulfilling prophecy have in common?

Explain what the role of common sense is (and is not) in social psychology.

Which of the following is the best illustration of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Which of the following is true about social psychologists' interest in social problems?

How would a social psychologist explain the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's (1968) study, in which erroneous teacher expectations changed the behaviors of their students?

What does social psychology have in common with folk wisdom? How does social psychology differ from folk wisdom?

In the long run, which will help you determine what steps you need to take to improve your study skills for your social psychology class?

Imagine that you were a student in one of the classrooms in the self-fulfilling prophecy study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) .If you're like most students, you would ________ to be labeled a bloomer, because your teacher would ________.

The chapter emphasizes that disciplines differ in their level of analysis of important questions.Describe a question or topic that would be best answered by a sociologist, and explain how that question or topic might be modified to be answered by a social psychologist.

According to the authors of your text, in the experiment on self-fulfilling prophecies by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) , teachers were told that children labeled as "bloomers" were ________, when in fact they were merely chosen at random.

According to your text, one reason why social psychologists study the causes of social behavior is to

Compare the importance that behaviorist and Gestalt approaches attach to such "mentalistic" concepts as thoughts and feelings.To which of these schools of thought is contemporary social psychology more closely related and why?

Define the term "fundamental attribution error," and provide an example of this phenomenon that might occur in daily life.

After reading Chapter 1, if you were to advise producers of a safe-sex television campaign, what would you tell them?

According to the authors of your text, when Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) conducted their study on the self-fulfilling prophecy in elementary school classrooms, the "bloomers" in their experiment were actually

Imagine that you were a student in one of the classrooms in the self-fulfilling prophecy study by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968) .If you're like most students, you would to be labeled a bloomer, because your teacher would .