According to the Speaking of Psychology podcast episode “How to Combat Microaggressions” (from Week 6), what does Dr. Derald Wing Sue recommend as an important step in responding to microaggressions?

During a raucous concert given by her favorite band, Death Metalheads, Sylvie becomes less self-aware and finds herself absorbed in the group of Death Metalhands fans. She normally keeps a distance from strangers in crowds, but in this state, she finds herself willing to be lifted up by other fans to crowd-surf. Sylvie’s behavior can be explained by the phenomenon of __________.

Julia loves French food (escargots, coq au vin, boeuf bourguignon, etc.), but she hates foie gras. Her fellow foodie friends say foie gras is delicious, but every time she eats it, she finds it disgusting.  According to covariation theory, Julia’s behavior (hating foie gras) is _______ in consensus, _______ in distinctiveness, and ______ in consistency.

Groups composed of very similar members might

For this question, identify 3 things you learned in this course that were meaningful, important, or impactful for you. Maybe they helped you understand something in a better or different way. Maybe they helped you solve a problem in your life. Maybe they motivated you to make changes in your life. Or maybe they had a significant impact on your understanding, thinking, motivation, or behavior. These could be concepts, theories, research findings, or topics from any of the material presented in lectures, podcast episodes, and the textbook.For each thing you choose, address the following questions:What did you learn? Identify and briefly explain the concept/theory/finding/topic you chose.Why does this matter? Why is this meaningful or impactful for you?How will you use this in the future? How could you apply it to your own life—be it to your future educational endeavors, job or career, relationships, or your future behavior? You may think of other ways to use what you learned aside from these examples, so don’t feel limited by these suggestions.

According to the Hidden Brain podcast episode “The Secret to Great Teams” (from Week 5), highly effective teams are most likely to develop when members

Two groups of girls took a math test. Before the test, one group was told girls do well at these kinds of tests, and the other group was told that girls do poorly at such tests. When the second group underperformed the first, this reveals

According to the Speaking of Psychology podcast episode “The Power of Persuasion” (from Week 2), which example best illustrates one of Cialdini’s principles of persuasion?

Which of the following decisions is likely to result in the MOST post-decision dissonance?

Which of the following is true about ingroup favoritism?