Compare and contrast social psychology with two related fields outside of psychology (e.g., sociology, anthropology)
What will be an ideal response?
a . Anthropology: The study of human culture—the shared values, beliefs, and practices of a group of people.
b. Economics: The study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and the study of money.
c. History: The study of past events.
d. Political science: The study of political organizations and institutions, especially governments.
e. Sociology: The study of human societies and groups that form those societies; differs from social psychology in that sociologists focus on groups while social psychologists focus on individuals within groups.
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a. the absolute threshold. b. the difference threshold. c. perceptual defense. d. a just noticeable difference.
What is ABPP?
a. an organization that offers certification of professional competence in a particular area, such as clinical neuropsychology or forensic psychology b. a training model that emphasizes empirically supported clinical techniques c. a national organization of graduate students in clinical psychology d. a national organization that promotes research and practice in behavioral psychotherapy
According to Fowler, individual-reflective faith is characterized by ______ from the values of the culture and the approval of significant other people
Fill in the blank with correct word
Carla is a psychologist who studies the mental processes of people as they are presented information about new policies for environmental conservation. She studies how the new information is taken in, how it is processed, and how it changes people's perceptions of conservation methods. Carla most likely takes the __________ approach to psychology.
A. biological B. behavioral C. psychodynamic D. cognitive