SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY MIDTERM Q: Discuss why the scientific method provides a better guide to human behavior than common sense does. When discussing the scientific method and common sense as it regards to social psychology‚ one must understand what the scientific method and common sense are. A: The scientific method is a systematic method used to observe variables in an attempt to answer some inquiry‚ in this case reasons for certain human behaviors. Common sense‚ on the other hand‚ is not
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Is social networking really social? By Larry Rosen‚ Ph.D. February 1‚ 2011 4tweetsretweet Let’s face it. Everyone is on Facebook. Well‚ not everyone‚ but 550 million or one in 12 people worldwide have a Facebook account. As of late 2010‚ 61 percent of all online adults are Facebooking‚ a whopping increase from 35 percent just two years ago. This includes nearly all young adults (86 percent)‚ the majority of teens (71 percent) and even one in four 8- to 12-year-olds. According to the latest
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Module 1: doing Social Psychology Wednesday‚ August 29‚ 2012 3:54 PM Social Psychology: The art of people-watching in a scientific manner. Theory: a broad explanation for a wide set of phenomena‚ strongly supported Concise: coherent‚ systematic‚ predictive‚ widely accepted. Strongly supported by many lines of evidence. Must be testable and falsifiable Generated more exploration Applicable to life Hypotheses: the edited Theory. What constitutes a good theory? Have your theory; generated
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Millions of teens participate in social networks. According to the 1997 Pew Research report Teens and Social Media‚ 93 percent of teens are active online. Fifty-five percent have created a profile on a social networking site. What are teens doing on these sites? Why are they spending so much time connecting with others online? HANGING OUT MOVES ONLINE Ask teens what they do on social networking sites and chances are their answer will be "just hang out." In fact‚ hanging out with friends is nothing
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in a social world‚ we are social beings. The effect of others around us can be an influence on our behavior. What does mere presence refer to? What factors are taken into account when determining the effect of mere presence and how do the factors work? Explain the difference between social facilitation and social inhibition. Explain the fundamental attribution error and give an example. What are the physical and behavioral effects of being in a crowd? 2. Primary to understanding our social relationships
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In social psychology‚ I have become fascinated with social cognition‚ the way we think about ourselves and the way we think of others. The phenomena’s I find most intriguing is the way we conserve mental effort and self present. One way we conserve mental effort is by reducing the amount of thinking we have to do when meeting someone new and this is done by stereotyping. Stereotyping is best defined as a widespread belief about a certain group of people. It allows us to quickly respond to a situation
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Module 1 Doing Social Psychology blz. 3 t/m 14 Social psychology The scientific study of how people think about‚ influence‚ and relate to one another. Forming and testing theories Theory An integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events. Hypothesis A testable proposition that describes a relationship that might exist between events. Correlational research: detecting natural associations Correlational research The study of the naturally
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dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddIs social networking site: Do more harm than good. Tuesday‚ 29 May 2012 Is social networking:Do more harm than good Introduction: What is social networking site? In the modern days social networking site has become the popular sites used by most teenagers and as well as individuals. A social networking site such as Facebook‚ MySpace and Friendster is used to share similar interest. Whereas social networking sites such as twitter and LinkedIn is
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September 2011 The Disadvantages of Social Network Sites It is true that social network sites are growing at an alarming rate and that there are many advantages and disadvantages in using social network sites. If one understands these advantages and attempts to avoid the disadvantages‚ then one can use these sites to improve their knowledge‚ increase personal relationships with Family and friends‚ and create a functioning secure social network on-line. Because social network sites play such an important
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Social Networks and Relationships‚ Yay or Nay? Malynda Robinson Kean University Abstract 15 students from Kean University were surveyed to measure social networks’ connections with the development‚ maintenance and closure of relationships. The purpose of the survey was to determine whether or not social networks are healthy for relationships. Facebook was listed as one of the networks that is most frequently visited and consumed a lot respondent’s time. 53% have facebook accounts‚ 6% have
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