What is social psychology?
A) the study of society as a psychological entity (i.e., society as a motivated agent)
B) the study of how individual differences in social-emotional functioning drive a person's behavior across a variety of situations
C) the study of the causes and consequences of people's thoughts, feelings, and actions regarding themselves and other people
D) the study of the relationships between and development of different societies
Answer: C) the study of the causes and consequences of people's thoughts, feelings, and actions regarding themselves and other people
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