Which Topic Has Been of the MOST Interest to Social

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which topic has been of the MOST interest to social psychologists during the last 30 years?

• A)Social cognition - concerned with how people think about other people and how people think about the social world in general
• B)Behaviourism - concerned with basic principles of learning such as reward and punishment
• C)The idea that modern life makes people vulnerable to alienation and exploitation
• D)The idea that people act less on the basis of firm moral principles than they do on the basis of conformity, or 'following the crowd'

Identify the role of individual differences in social perception.

Comprehend the impact of social beliefs on attributions and judgments.

Analyze the effects of context on social perception.

Understand the neurological and psychological mechanisms underlying mimicry and empathy.

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