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24 Cards in this Set
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What is the A componenet of an attitude?
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affective - emotional
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What is the B component of an attitude?
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behavioural - action
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What is the C component of an attitude?
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cognitive - mental
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What is cognitive dissonance?
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A condition of conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between one's beliefs and one's actions
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What is discrimination?
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A behaviour that is directed towards a particular group or an individual belonging to a specific group
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What is prejudice?
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The negative judgement made about a person, purely because they belong to a particular group
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What is a super-ordinate goal?
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when the cooperation of two groups is required to complete a task that relies on both groups to be completed
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What is a group?
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3 or more people
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What are withdrawl rights?
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Participants are not obligied to remain a part of an experiment right to the end
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What is conformity?
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Acting to certain accepted standards and status quo
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What is bystander effect?
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The psychological theory that bystanders are less likely to help because there are other potential helpers present
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What is the social reponsibilty norm?
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An ethical theory that an entity such as a group or person, has a responisibility to society
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What are the three personality statements? (Freud)
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1. I am a product of the events of my childhood
2. I chose to become the way I am today 3. I was just born this way, it's genetic |
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What are the main characteristics of Freud's personality theory?
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- the id, ego and superego are structures of the personality
- there are 5 psychosexual stages |
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What is the main critisism of Freud's personality theory?
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There is no empirical evidence to support his claims and he used a small sample size.
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Define intelligence.
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the term used to refer to metal abilities such as thinking, reasoning, problem solving and adapting effectively to one's environment
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What are the two main reasons that there is a lack of agreement for intelligence?
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1. intelligence cannot be observed
2. a definition of intelligence will be too narrow |
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What are two characteristics of David Wechsler's intelligence test?
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- it is one of the first tests created for adults
- there are over 17 subtests testing different types of knowledge |
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What is the main limitation of David Weschsler's intelligence test?
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The test can take up to 90 minutes
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What are two characteristics of Richard Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?
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- there are three types of intelligence (analytical, practical and creative)
- he often refers to social contexts in his theory |
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What is one critisism of Richard Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?
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The types of intelligence are considered too narrow and not closely linked
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The independant variable is?
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The variable that changes
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The dependant variable is?
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The variable that is being measured
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A hypothesis must inculde:
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The IV and DV, and the experimental group
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