Discuss the relationship between social behavior and social thought and how social psychologist's views on these topics have changed over time

What will be an ideal response?


Social behavior refers to how people act in social situations. Social thoughts refer to how people attempt to make sense of the world and to understand themselves and others. Social behavior and social thought are intimately and continuously linked: we cannot understand a person's behavior without taking into account his or her thoughts, memory, intentions, emotions, attitudes, and beliefs. In the past, there were two distinct groups of social psychologists, those who studied behavior and those who studied thought. Now, however, social psychologists take both into account.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Changes that occur at the individual cell level include are best described as:

A) myelination, synaptogenesis, and synaptic pruning. B) pruning and connecting. C) acceleration, decreasing activation, and connecting. D) sensory, motor, and speech activation.

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A. Jenny will continue to be angry or may even get more angry. B. Jenny will lose dart throwing skills from not using a standard board. C. The regular venting of frustration will serve as a release valve and reduce her anger. D. Jenny's friends will find the dartboard and make matters worse.

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Divergent thinking is the:

A. free and fluent association to the elements of a problem. B. view that retribution for wrongdoing is a direct consequence of the wrongdoing. C. judgment of acts as moral when they conform to authority or to the rules of the game. D. thought process that attempts to focus on the single best solution to a problem.

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