According to the Authors,why Are People Often Wrong in Asserting

question 70

Multiple Choice

According to the authors,why are people often wrong in asserting that social psychology only reflects common sense?

• A) People's inferences about psychological phenomena are rarely based in fact.
• B) Common sense is never correct.
• C) People are largely ignorant about what exactly social psychologists study.
• D) Most grandmothers' advice is based on common experience, not scientific evidence.
• E) So-called common sense findings often make more sense in retrospect than in advance.

Understand the concept of conflict and its implications in international and interpersonal dynamics.

Recognize the psychological construct of mirror-image perceptions and its impact on relationships and conflict.

Identify and explain the concept of self-fulfilling prophecies in escalating conflicts.

Understand social traps and their potential for collective destruction.

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