The principal of a local elementary school plans to implement a “Reading for Cash” program, whereby children would be given cash rewards for reading. Before investing in this plan, the principal asks for your assessment. Because ________ tend to ________, you would probably tell her that the program would not be an effective way to increase interest in reading.

What is meant by the idea of the “looking glass self” (Cooley, 1902)?

The method in which the researcher assigns participants to different conditions and ensures that these conditions are identical except for what has been systematically manipulated, best describes the _____ method.

If you are experiencing physiological arousal (heart pounding, feeling warm and a bit shaky), according to the two-factor theory of emotion, what would you do next to provide an interpretation of the arousal?

Social psychologists use the term ____________ to describe the way in which people perceive, comprehend, and interpret their social worlds.

Zoe is very honest and would never cheat on any of her classwork. One day however, a cashier accidentally gave her back too much change and she kept the extra money. A social psychologist would most likely say that Zoe’s behavior

12.   To indicate the end of a sentence, you can use one of three punctuation marks. Which is not one of these marks?

Why must researchers not assume that one variable caused a change in another variable in a correlational study?

The hindsight bias refers to

In general, when people first encounter a new situation, they tend to