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Introduction to Social Psychology-Lecture Notes 1-Psychology, Study notes of Social Psychology

Social psychologists are interested in how people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people.The Experimental Method, Random Sampling, Generalizability, Random Assignment, Demand Characteristics, Independent Variable, Halo Effects, Confounding, Heather Flowe, Lecture Notes, Introduction to Social Psychology, California State University, USA

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  1. Promising, and delivering, rewards to people for doing an enjoyable activity should, in the long run, make them enjoy the activity even more.

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  1. We form better relationships with people if they are as accomplished in the same domains as we are.

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  1. Opposites attract.

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  1. Our ability to know the causes of our own emotions is so limited that when we are aroused because of physical exercise, we may misinterpret that arousal as a sign that we are romantically attracted to someone nearby. T/F?

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  1. Very wealthy people (e.g., lottery winners) are happier than most other people.

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  1. "Putting on a happy face" (i.e., smiling when you are really not happy) will not make you feel more positive.

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  1. Believing that bad things happen to other people more than they happen to you is actually associated with better health and well-being.

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